Greetings Community,
I realize that the description said "NO technical questions", & I hope that this does not qualify as technical...

This is mostly geared toward freelance situations :
What are your opinions on releasing source files to clients? Is it general practice to just give them the .fla along with the .swf?
I personally feel that the client pays for a final product - as in, they don't require to obtain the hammer & saws that a carpenter uses to make them a fence...they pay for the fence.

I ask myself "Why don't I give them the source .fla?" - & the best reason I can come up with is "Because I don't want to." - but I feel pretty strongly about not wanting to.

So how do you handle it, provided that the client asks specifically for the source (as most, in my experience, don't even care)?

Now, I've made quite a few "example files" for members on here, & have absolutely no problem showing people how to accomplish things - so I'm not talking about our little FK community, I'm only talking about professional freelance clients. Are they/should they be entitled to MY source files?

Feelings?
Thoughts?
Opinions?
Popsicles?