Terraform infrastructure-as-code tool recently switched to a BSL license. As a result, it was forked into a new project called OpenTF. Let's look at open-sou...
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Terraform infrastructure-as-code tool recently switched to a BSL license. As a result, it was forked into a new project called OpenTF. Let’s look at open-source licensing and find out why this drama occurred.
Hashicorp recently changed the license of Terraform and its other core products from MPL to BSL, restricting commercial use and preventing competitors from offering services based on the code. While this makes business sense for the now-public Hashicorp, it upset many users who saw it as undermining the open source nature of the projects. In response, the OpenTF project was launched to fork Terraform and maintain it under a truly open source license. While Terraform is not as likely to cause vendor lock-in as databases, its dominance as a developer tool could be impacted by this change and emerging alternatives. Interestingly, the video ends by humorously discouraging viewers from supporting the OpenTF project in opposition to Hashicorp’s licensing change.
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Description:
Terraform infrastructure-as-code tool recently switched to a BSL license. As a result, it was forked into a new project called OpenTF. Let’s look at open-source licensing and find out why this drama occurred.
Hashicorp recently changed the license of Terraform and its other core products from MPL to BSL, restricting commercial use and preventing competitors from offering services based on the code. While this makes business sense for the now-public Hashicorp, it upset many users who saw it as undermining the open source nature of the projects. In response, the OpenTF project was launched to fork Terraform and maintain it under a truly open source license. While Terraform is not as likely to cause vendor lock-in as databases, its dominance as a developer tool could be impacted by this change and emerging alternatives. Interestingly, the video ends by humorously discouraging viewers from supporting the OpenTF project in opposition to Hashicorp’s licensing change.
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OpenTF forks Terraform plus a bunch of jokes about rug pulling and VCs.