I don't understand your point. The phrase "when you got the software it got the source code" makes no sense. And arguments were just as common decades ago on forums, mailing lists, and IRC. What exactly are you trying to say?
you went to openssh.org and downloaded openssh. no feedback channel. And long before that, you wrote to request a DECtape in the mail.
you went to openssh.org and downloaded openssh. no feedback channel. And long before that, you wrote to request a DECtape in the mail.