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Re:Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019) by michalhosna on Saturday December 18, 2021 @01:03PM (#29606762)
Counter example: SQLite
Re:Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019) by spacechild1 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @02:10PM (#29607521)
I think you missed the "or" in the parent post. SQLite is closed for contributions, but it's still open source in the sense that anyone can take the source code, make changes and use it in their own projects. From the SQLite website:

> SQLite source code is in the public-domain and is free to everyone to use for any purpose.

That being said, I agree with your sibling poster that "open contribution" is not a requirement for "open source".

Re:Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019) by lousyd on Saturday December 18, 2021 @02:11PM (#29607544)
And draw.io, I recently learned. "You can have the source, but we're not interested in your opinions about it, tyvm."