Pain point · Other · Annoyance
Move to restrictive license seen as hurting Sentry's open source claims
2 source threads · first seen 2023-11 · last seen 2023-12
Summary
A commenter objects that Sentry moved to a more restrictive license for revenue while still presenting the product as part of the free software movement.
- Affects
- Open source advocates
Evidence
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“But, you opted out. You did give up on open source”
“They feel that they can increase revenue with a more restrictive license, a business move that doesn't require this cathedral and bazaar white washing”
“Every communication I've seen has been worded to downplay the ways FSL is not open source”