Comment on draw.io no longer free and open source software since August 27, 2024
woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 year agoIts still totally open source
No, it’s not. Those restrictions are against the open source definition.
I have a totally different view, if I can use it in my own projects, that are released with an MIT or Apache 2 or similar license, then its open source.
Not that I want to, but I could contribute to draw.io, or fork it and privately make changes, then make money off either the original repo or my fork, and its legal.
I could sell one line of code change for a million dollars and then start writing daily taunting letters, daring them to sue me, and I would be fine.
How is that not open source?
But you couldn’t release your own projects based on this under pure MIT or Apache-2.0. Presumably you’d need to include the same restriction about selling on Atlassian’s marketplace.
How is that not open source?
Google “open source definition” and read for yourself.
It’s nice that you view it differently, but open source has a clear definition. And with this change it will not use a Open Source license anymore.
Because of the “no restrictions on use” thing.
I’m happy this arrangement works for you, but it’s clearly pushing beyond the boundaries of OSI-defined open source, let alone Free Software.
I think anyone arguing that would eventually fall back to not so defined standards to make their point.
Ultimately, from my point of view, I am a developer who makes software that others will take advantage of to make their own profits. I have not made any ground breaking projects yet, but I am working on one the past year, and hope to have it widely used. Maybe it will, maybe not
But, my viewpoint is that users are greedy, they want everything for nothing. I also need users to want to use my stuff. Its a delicate balancing act.
I think ultimately, the op source code did it wrong in the beginning, if they had layered their work more, some of it open source, some closed source, they would not have the backlash now.
Maybe one day my own stuff will have similar controversy, or not! Either way, if people call my own stuff not open source enough, and I am looking at my bank account, I do not care
TLDR: I’m too lazy or self absorbed to go look at the OSI website.
einkorn@feddit.org 1 year ago
It is still open source. However, it is not free software anymore.
woelkchen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You replied to a comment referencing the open source definition and it’s clear you did never read it.