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Re:The product I worked on for the last 4 years is now open-... by ddevault on Thursday January 26, 2023 @05:25AM (#34529961)
Agreed. It's important to use the correct terminology. This does not qualify as open source and should be described as source available instead (or should switch to a license which is open source). I've written about this subject in detail here if you're curious about why this is important:

https://drewdevault.com/2022/03/01/Open-source-is-defined-by...

Happy to answer any more specific questions here on HN.

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