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JonChesterfield on Dec 9, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Open-source alternatives to tools You pay...

Open source software software doesn't list open source software, so that's a bit weird.

Semi-unrelated, it's curious how many projects listed in the sibling comments used to be open source and now aren't. Almost like people are routinely using open source to establish market share then changing to proprietary to try to exploit said market share.

johnrushx on Dec 9, 2023 [–]

unfortunately many use OSS as a marketing trick. If you see any tool from the list that's not OSS anymore, let me know

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