Rob Hafner Aug 11, 2023

As of one hour ago Terraform is no longer open source

#terraform #opensource

https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/commit/b145fbcaadf0fa7d0e7040eac641d9aef2a26433

Updating the license from MPL to Business Source License · hashicorp/terraform@b145fbc

Going forward, this project will be licensed under the Business Source License v1.1. Please see our blog post for more details at https://hashi.co/bsl-blog, FAQ at https://hashi.co/license-faq, and...

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Show threadRob Hafner Aug 11, 2023
I have to say this is just horribly disappointing. #Hashicorp keeps becoming more and more hostile towards the people it wants as customers.
Show threadAndre

@tedivm Is it, though? I haven't dissected the new license, but it seems that the main change is the usual fight against the "you write the code, we'll make the money" deal.

I'm not *happy* about these changes, but I can see why they keep happening.

Aug 11, 2023 at 2:44amWeb
Show threadJohnnyAug 11, 2023

@PCOWandre @tedivm the BUSL is not open source:
https://spdx.org/licenses/BUSL-1.1.html

Edit: Sorry, it looked like your "is it though?" was referring to "open source" rather than "disappointing" on my end!

Business Source License 1.1 | Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX)

Show threadAndreAug 11, 2023

@johnny @tedivm Oh, I get the fact that a license that excludes certain use cases doesn't meet the definition of open source.

But I can understand why there's a new wave of licenses that provide source but exclude certain business models.