Hi all! I am an open source project maintainer and I was referred to this mailing list recently as a good place to ask questions.
I was recently told by a community member that I should not be using the term "Open Source" as it has legal implications and the project doesn't fully embrace that term. Here is the argument: 1- The program has an optional paid component (not open source). The core program (that is open source) is fully functional as a stand-alone application. But the user has the option to pay for extra features that are not open source 2- The program has an optional telemetry that users can opt in / opt out before even installing the program. 3- Because of 1 & 2, there is a License Terms doc that outlines what is open source and what is not, and how the telemetry data is being used and what is being sent out. I have personally seen all of the above in other software that have an "Open Source" label. But wanted to check with this group if there are any legal implications that I am missing here. Examples that I have found related to the points above: #1- Ubuntu (paid support, backup etc) #2- Syncthing data: https://data.syncthing.net/ #3- VSCode https://code.visualstudio.com/license Happy to hear your thoughts! Thanks, Chris
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