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theregister.com/2023/08/18/opi
What do you think of companies using "open source" to bootstrap themselves before switching to a quasi-proprietary license to make billions? Troublesome, isn't it?

@olives@qoto.org Not sure proprietary is the issue. It's the accessibility to your own data that is. That's why I like Obsidian even though that's not exactly open source, but my data is fully accessible via whatever means.

@trinsec I think it's troublesome, because they draw people in with false promises (and even tap them for free labor), then they later renege on the deal.

@olives@qoto.org I've not read the actual article, I just used a generic example with Obsidian why I think this isn't always an issue. It does depend on the company and such, so yeah.

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