Viewable source doesn't make something open source. Software doesn't have to be gratis (free as in beer) to be open source, but it does have to be libre (free as in freedom). If a license restricts libre, as the BS License does, then it isn't open source.
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I understand what you mean and I‘m not saying you’re incorrect. I just feel like the Business Source License deserves a little better. It is not technically an open source license, but it ticks many boxes and even Bruce Perens does not dismiss it, apparently. So it really is in kind of a gray area. Who knows, maybe it will be an acknowledged license in the future. For me, it is close enough to call it open source with an asterisk.
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Viewable source doesn't make something open source. Software doesn't have to be gratis (free as in beer) to be open source, but it does have to be libre (free as in freedom). If a license restricts libre, as the BS License does, then it isn't open source.
I understand what you mean and I‘m not saying you’re incorrect. I just feel like the Business Source License deserves a little better. It is not technically an open source license, but it ticks many boxes and even Bruce Perens does not dismiss it, apparently. So it really is in kind of a gray area. Who knows, maybe it will be an acknowledged license in the future. For me, it is close enough to call it open source with an asterisk.