Did 37Signals Just Accidentally Make Writebook Open Source?
3 days ago
- #Software Licensing
- #Open Source
- #37Signals
- 37Signals launched Writebook in 2024 under the ONCE License Agreement.
- The ONCE License restricts publishing, distributing, sublicensing, or selling copies of the software or derived products.
- FAQs clarify that white-labeling, reselling, or reusing Writebook code in other products is not allowed.
- Despite the ONCE License claims, the download links to the MIT License, which does not impose such restrictions.
- No license file is included with the free download, and there is no public GitHub repository for Writebook.