this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.
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It's not really proprietary. The code is still open. They've just locked it behind a paywall. There is the developer subscription that anyone can get 1 or a few of, can't remember, so you still have access to it. Legally, based on the GPL, they HAVE to give access to their customers.
They also do contribute back upstreams.
But there are somethings they basically put together behind the scenes that would be very difficult for you to do yourself.