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It says open "core" on the linked page.

by dizhn 3y ago

unixhero 3y ago
Anything that says open core...
bityard 3y ago
Well, it's better than a lot of these "open source" product announcements that are actually not even close to open source. They just want to capture the marketing and SEO advantages of being labeled such. A lot of these have been popping up lately (especially around low/no-code and ML tools) and are actually under a proprietary or other non-open-source license. (Sometimes the founders even push back and say, "but it's on github, you can read all of it, that makes it open source according to my definition!") Open Core is a fine concept and can work well, my only ask is that companies which do it clearly explain which features/functionality are in each version so that I don't have to sift through marketing drivel to figure it out myself. Or start using the software and click on an interesting button only to be told, "oh snap, you gotta pay for that."
- ssddanbrown 3y ago
  > Sometimes the founders even push back and say, "but it's on github, you can read all of it, that makes it open source according to my definition!" Last year I started to take an interest in these kinds of cases and created a repo to document such projects and their communications on the matter. Here's the repo if this is an area of intrigue for you too: https://github.com/ssddanbrown/Open-Source-Confusion-Cases https://github.com/ssddanbrown/Open-Source-Confusion-Cases
EvanAnderson 3y ago
They are using OSI approved licenses (Apache 2.0 and GPLv3) however.
RobotToaster 3y ago
To quote >Noodl will be available under open-source licenses, with additional features offered in the commercial version. So only a (small?) part of it will be open source, a number of (unspecified?) features will still be proprietary.
- erictuvesson 3y ago
  There are only a select few features that will be closed source, there is a small text on the page explaining it. > features such as collaboration tools, version control, and optimizations for scaling applications. Open "core" might not have been the best wording, since you will be able to open/edit and deploy your apps with the open source version.
- jameshaliburton 3y ago
  The open core will be fully functional - and if anyone is inclined to branch and build their own versions, everything needed will be there to get started.

It says open "core" on the linked page.

by dizhn 3y ago

It says open "core" on the linked page.

unixhero 3y ago

Anything that says open core...

bityard 3y ago

Well, it's better than a lot of these "open source" product announcements that are actually not even close to open source. They just want to capture the marketing and SEO advantages of being labeled such. A lot of these have been popping up lately (especially around low/no-code and ML tools) and are actually under a proprietary or other non-open-source license. (Sometimes the founders even push back and say, "but it's on github, you can read all of it, that makes it open source according to my definition!") Open Core is a fine concept and can work well, my only ask is that companies which do it clearly explain which features/functionality are in each version so that I don't have to sift through marketing drivel to figure it out myself. Or start using the software and click on an interesting button only to be told, "oh snap, you gotta pay for that."

ssddanbrown 3y ago
> Sometimes the founders even push back and say, "but it's on github, you can read all of it, that makes it open source according to my definition!" Last year I started to take an interest in these kinds of cases and created a repo to document such projects and their communications on the matter. Here's the repo if this is an area of intrigue for you too: https://github.com/ssddanbrown/Open-Source-Confusion-Cases https://github.com/ssddanbrown/Open-Source-Confusion-Cases

EvanAnderson 3y ago

They are using OSI approved licenses (Apache 2.0 and GPLv3) however.

RobotToaster 3y ago

To quote >Noodl will be available under open-source licenses, with additional features offered in the commercial version. So only a (small?) part of it will be open source, a number of (unspecified?) features will still be proprietary.

erictuvesson 3y ago
There are only a select few features that will be closed source, there is a small text on the page explaining it. > features such as collaboration tools, version control, and optimizations for scaling applications. Open "core" might not have been the best wording, since you will be able to open/edit and deploy your apps with the open source version.
jameshaliburton 3y ago
The open core will be fully functional - and if anyone is inclined to branch and build their own versions, everything needed will be there to get started.