Make your code open-source, but don't merge in PRs, don't actually use it for development, and don't promise anything buildable. (NetApp, Tesla, Samsung do this)
OR have the core of your tool be open-source but add proprietary value on top of it so that the proprietary version is more attractive (like Tailscale with their Coordination Server). With Terraform, this could have been the cores that manage plans and state.
The issue here (purely unsubstantiated outsider opinion) is that Mitchell is a hacker that created things that were immensely valuable and punted the profit part of it for later. Hard to undo that, but it was good enough to raise millions on millions and create a super sweet company to work for (before they went public and were forced to wear a suit like the rest of The Street)
Yeah, so Tesla AFAIU isn't even GPL compliant as what they publish is not the complete corresponding source code for their Linux/buildroot based firmware.
Salami slicing tactics are pretty common, that way you can gaslight detractors by saying they’re crazy for making a fuss over such insignificant changes.
nunez|2 years ago
OR have the core of your tool be open-source but add proprietary value on top of it so that the proprietary version is more attractive (like Tailscale with their Coordination Server). With Terraform, this could have been the cores that manage plans and state.
The issue here (purely unsubstantiated outsider opinion) is that Mitchell is a hacker that created things that were immensely valuable and punted the profit part of it for later. Hard to undo that, but it was good enough to raise millions on millions and create a super sweet company to work for (before they went public and were forced to wear a suit like the rest of The Street)
jameshilliard|2 years ago
Yeah, so Tesla AFAIU isn't even GPL compliant as what they publish is not the complete corresponding source code for their Linux/buildroot based firmware.
unknown|2 years ago
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cjbgkagh|2 years ago