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It is not open source simply because it does not conform to the OSI definition of open source [1], which is what everyone understands open source to be. This li
by panbd 1y ago
It is not open source simply because it does not conform to the OSI definition of open source [1], which is what everyone understands open source to be. This license particularly places restrictions on how the software and derivative works can be used in hosted services ([2], links from their site.) And to your latter point, both free/open licenses allow commercial use; in fact, restricting commercial use would make the license non-free.
What is annoying is companies redefining these terms for PR, especially when they end up confusing the newer generations among the crowd.
[1] https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
[2] https://github.com/posit-dev/positron?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme https://github.com/posit-dev/positron?tab=License-1-ov-file#...
- pjmlp 1y agoNot everyone, only those more religious about FOSS matters.