No, Gumroad Did Not Become Open Source Today

https://danb.me/blog/gumroad-is-not-open-source/

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vintageballs@feddit.org · -6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Well they published their source code.

It's not as permissively licensed as usual open source projects, but I would argue that in the true sense of the phrase, this falls under "open source".

lambipapp@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 1y (1 reply)

This is commonly known as 'source available' rather than open source

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 1y

Correct. The non open source licenses, such as 'fair code ' are not open source. They are available, but not open.

It dilutes the true meaning, and I find it a little nefarious when a company calls their code open, when it's in reality available.