Thoughts on encoded extensions - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

i've been disappointed in discovering few of favorite components being zend/ioncube encoded. policy building sites has been avoid them plague unless (1) there unencoded option i'd willing pay for, (2) company large, established , won't go away, and/or (3) source code has been placed in reasonably source code escrow agreement. if it's small can replaced coding it's not critical. when it's major part of site may not simple reproduce, e.g. front end , feel, i'm more insistent on not having encoding.

my major concern i've had many scripts had great support while going , then... boom! it's gone. support slips, other products upgraded, things begin not work , powerless , need scramble replacements. simple front ends directory might able replaced not easy when affect layout of site , archives or past issues if you're using magazine/periodical type of approach.

i'm curious know how rest of deal issue , in advance... , happy new year everyone!

hate em 

i'll take uncoded inferior product on superior encoded one....

i find time consuming piece deal with.