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Bitwarden moves away from GPL licence

Original: Bitwarden moving away from the GPL to a more business friendly “commercial license” https:// lemmy.nz/post/42748605

Password manager Bitwarden is reportedly moving away from the GPL open-source licence toward a more business-friendly commercial licence. The change has drawn criticism from free software advocates, who see it as part of a wider trend of open-source projects restricting reuse by commercial competitors.

Why now: Licensing changes in popular open-source projects affect developers and businesses that depend on them, sparking debate.

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• Bitwarden moving away from the GPL to a more business friendly “commercial license” https:// lemmy.nz/post/42748605 · aim_at_me@lemmy.nz · 2

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