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Comment on Open WebUI changed license from BSD-3 to Open WebUI license with CLA

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As we've seen this countless times, it still has the same problems:

taking our work, [...] and giving nothing back

That's the BSD license for you. Following is a lot of FUD about what you can or cannot do, and what is open-source at all.

the new branding clause [...] incentivizes individuals and organizations to actively contribute back

Not anymore with a CLA. I understand that they want money, but it never works by semi-closing open-source projects. It doesn't seem to be a famous project but I still expect the usual small forks while the real projects contributions slowing down because of the CLA.

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