Uncovering the Deceptive Nature of Single-Vendor Open Source

Why single vendor is the new proprietary 🔗

it’s time to reassert the value of software developed in an open collaboration. Everything else is proprietary. Everything else is a relicensing time bomb.

The text discusses the trend of relicensing open source software with non-compete licenses, which reveals single-vendor open source software as a form of proprietary software. It provides a historical overview of the evolution of software and the rise of open source, and debunks three misconceptions about open source and proprietary software. The author emphasizes the importance of preserving open source freedoms and warns against the deceptive nature of single-vendor open source as a temporary tactic for proprietary development.

Relicensing trend exposes single-vendor open source as proprietary software
Historical overview of software evolution and rise of open source
Deconstruction of three misconceptions about open source and proprietary software
Emphasis on preserving open source freedoms
Warning against deceptive nature of single-vendor open source as a temporary tactic for proprietary development