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Their wordsI believe Meta should have the right to set their terms—they’re smart business, and an amazing deal for users of Llama—but don’t pretend Llama is Open Source when it doesn’t actually increase humanity’s freedom.
Their wordsWhen corporations disingenuously claim to be “open source” for marketing purposes, it’s a clear sign that Open Source is winning.
Their wordsBut what makes Open Source work isn’t the law, it’s the ethos. It’s the social mores.
Their wordsThis openness and generosity will attract parasitic entities that just want to feed off the host without giving anything back.
Their wordsSo it’s at this point that I ask everyone in the WordPress community to vote with your wallet.