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Most of the VC open-source projects use open-source as a lead magnet/marketing tactic only, with no intention or desire of wanting people to actually use the so
by XCSme 2y ago
Most of the VC open-source projects use open-source as a lead magnet/marketing tactic only, with no intention or desire of wanting people to actually use the software.
- preisschild 2y agoYep. Bait & Switch. Which is exactly why you shouldn't contribute to open source projects that require a CLA.
- diggan 2y agoThere is a distinction between those companies who actually license their stuff under FOSS licenses, but use it to get more marketing/contributors/whatever, and what companies like Meta are doing today, which is calling something "open source" in their marketing material, but if you read the terms and conditions, they call it "proprietary" instead and comes with lots of restrictions that aren't compatible with FOSS. One is a marketing tactic, the other one is outright misleading.