Bear is now source-available
9 days ago
- #licensing
- #software-development
- #open-source
- Bear was initially open-source under MIT license for transparency and learning.
- Experienced pain from forks used to create competing services.
- Changed license to Elastic License to prevent hosted/managed service competition.
- Elastic License is similar to MIT but restricts commercial hosting.
- Acknowledges trend of open-source projects updating licenses to prevent competition.
- Highlights the unique value of Bear lies in its community and longevity.
- Commits to protecting the platform's future, even if it means restricting code usage.