I meant it more in the sense of, as you said, "controlled by".

But really it could be anything else including new symbols.

You see, whatever you use would become instantly SO ABUNDANT that this symbol would get a whole new meaning.

I am for this proposal. The huge charts that show companies like RJR/PM, Unilever, J&J, nestle are obnoxious and give the illusion of choice.

I recently (last year) found out that nestle does not have an interest in Purina livestock feed, only the pet feed. It made shopping for feed a lot easier, but I'm still wary. At least Smucker makes pet and animal feed.

I am a firm believer in boycotts, usually indefinite. Nestle, Samsung, and General Electric and all their subsidiaries are my current ones. No one can hold me accountable for any malfeasance by any of those companies as I refuse to give them any money.

I don't see how it matters how, when or by whom the code was written.