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this post was submitted on 16 May 2024
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It doesn't say what license they are going to use, so it may not be open source. The wording is very weaselly.
This is news from September and linked blog post from December. Nothing happened.
The date is given on the page, which hasn’t lapsed yet.
They’re probably spending intervening 10 months cleaning all the embarrassing comments out of the code before the initial commit.
Good find, I honestly didn't notice that this was from Dec 2023.
it shows "Dec 16, 1" when I open the link, but the first time I saw someone post it, the date on the screenshot said "May 16, 2024 - 08:30 CEST": https://social.treehouse.systems/@amie/112452636130622939
IMHO, it sounds like it'll be "Source Available." Especially
Would this allow a fork under a different name or would it have to be rewritten, replacing all original code, like Unix?
If they chose an open source license, a fork under a different name would be possible (else it's not open source).
Their wording is ambiguous, so maybe they only talk about keeping the name/trademark to themselves, which is definitely a good choice.
It's also not clear if they accept contributions, but they'll likely keep deciding what features should get added or not.
At least that's how I understand it.