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Re:OpenTerraform – an MPL fork of Terraform after HashiCorp'... by morgante on Friday August 11, 2023 @11:47AM (#37090036)
That is not accurate. BSL does not prevent simply using the products, it prevents packaging them into a competing offering.

Review the FAQ here: https://www.hashicorp.com/license-faq

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Re:OpenTerraform – an MPL fork of Terraform after HashiCorp'... by yellowapple on Friday August 11, 2023 @03:52PM (#37093195)
> BSL does not prevent simply using the products, it prevents packaging them into a competing offering.

The problem is that "competing offering" is poorly defined.

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