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In a similar way, why shouldn't Hashicorp have the freedom to use a different licence going forward? They didn't leech off anyone, the software was under MPL pr

In a similar way, why shouldn't Hashicorp have the freedom to use a different licence going forward? They didn't leech off anyone, the software was under MPL previously, under which people contributed. Now it is not anymore, you can decide whether you want to contribute under BSL or not. "FOSS generally allows competitors to use your product to compete against you, and always has" Sure, I know, but I don't think that's viable when you are running a business. You have to take some freedoms away if you want to have a viable product.

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In a similar way, why shouldn't software users have the freedom to use Hashicorp's software in a way both Hashicorp and the license intended? Such users didn't leech off anyone. > I don't think that's viable when you are running a business. You have to take some freedoms away if you want to have a viable product. I don't agree with this opinion, but even if it were true, it raises the question of why, then, Hashicorp chose that path in the first place, when they knew what FOSS meant? If they didn't like the freedom part of FOSS, they didn't have to embrace it, but they did, and they did