Re:HashiCorp Adopts Business Source License
by yellowapple on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:01PM
(#37081731)
Except that the BUSL is the literal opposite: free as in beer, not freedom.
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Re:HashiCorp Adopts Business Source License
by phatfish on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:16PM
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It does guarantee transition to a free as in freedom open source license after a set period. Seems to be (at most?) 4 years.
Re:HashiCorp Adopts Business Source License
by yellowapple on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:29PM
(#37082044)
It's a pretty weak guarantee. If it's possible to switch to the BUSL, then it's just as possible to switch to something even further from FOSS later.