I personally don't see why Daz would make it open source, any more than you would allow anyone who walked up to take your paycheck or your car. They are a business after all. If you don't want to use the Studio then by all means, do an open source project of your own, but don't make it seem like Daz is the bad guy because they won't open it up. I'm just glad they are letting us use it and make suggestions on what we want and need, unlike other companies I could name. Marque