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Re:Re-Licensing Sentry by Aeolun on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @04:58PM (#21467922)
Probably because the source is still open. This whole discussion strongly reminds me that open-source and free software are not the same.
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Re:Re-Licensing Sentry by rectang on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @05:02PM (#21467964)
This sort of confusion is exactly why this battle is worth fighting.

The proper term for licenses like the BSL is "source available". You can view the source, but you cannot use it under terms which conform to the Open Source Definition.

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Re:Re-Licensing Sentry by BYK on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @06:34PM (#21468765)
This now has been rectified. Apologies for the misrepresentation, wasn't intentional.
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