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draw.io no longer open source since August 27, 2024 (github.com)

submitted 2 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] starshipwinepineapple@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't see a CLA so this is somewhat surprising that all ~30 contributors would be okay moving away from open source.

Unless this was a unilateral decision

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 2 months ago

Apache is a permissive license, plus:

draw.io is also closed to contributions, as it's not open source. We follow a development process compliant with our SOC 2 Type II process. We do not have a mechanism where we can accept contributions from non-staff members.

This was added wayyyy before. OP is making this much more of a deal than it actually is.

[-] fabian@floss.social 4 points 2 months ago

@Aatube I don't see how OP is making it a big deal. That post is merely stating facts, as confirmed by the company representative in the GitHub discussion. Yes, the project was never "open-source-like governed", but it was technically open-source software. With the additional restriction in the license it's not anymore. All pretty theorical, but nevertheless true.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 8 points 2 months ago

"No longer open source" is factually true. However, it gives the impression that they did something much more drastic. It would be much better to just get to the point with something like "draw.io forbids competitors for Atlassian integration from using their code".