How open is open core and is that open enough

“Open core is the hot new buzzword in the open source business
community.

“The idea is that you make the center of your product open
source, but put the rest under a paid license. This is supposed to
make your venture capital backers happy. You gain the benefits of
open source but customers aren’t “stealing” the
software.

“This is not a new idea. Eclipse licenses are all about
development companies sharing a common store and selling
proprietary extensions. The whole idea of an
“enterprise” product distinct from the
“community” one is a form of open core in action.”

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