Software:List of formerly open-source or free software

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This is a list of notable software packages which were published as free and open-source software, or into the public domain, but were made proprietary software, or otherwise switched to a license (including source-available licenses) that is not considered to be free and open source.

List of formerly open-source software
Title Orig. free date License change date Initial free license Non-free license Forked replacement Notes
Akka 2009 2022 Apache-2.0 Business Source License[1][2]
ArangoDB 2011 2023 Apache-2.0 Business Source License[3]
Aseprite 2001 2016 GPL-2.0 EULA that permits personal use but forbids redistribution[4] LibreSprite
CockroachDB 2015 2019 Apache-2.0
Consul 2014 2023[5] MPL-2.0 Business Source License[5]
Couchbase Server 2010 2021 Apache-2.0 Business Source License[6]
Couchbase Mobile 2022[7] Apache-2.0 Business Source License[7]
Elasticsearch 2010 2021 Apache-2.0 "Elastic License" and Server Side Public License[8][9][10] OpenSearch Added AGPL v3.0 on 29 August 2024[11]
Emby 2014 2018 GPL-2.0 Source code closed on 8 December 2018.[12] Jellyfin
FBReader 2013 2015 GPL-2.0-or-later
GeoGebra 2001 2013[13] GPL-3.0 GeoGebra License;[14] non-commercial freeware
LiveCode 2013 2021[15] GPL-3.0-only proprietary[15] The Livecode company developed it, ran a Kickstarter campaign to GPL it, ran it for eight years open source, and then relicensed it back to proprietary, saying there were few other contributors, most were using the free GPL version, and they couldn't sustain the project.[15]
LiveJournal 1999 2014 GPL-2.0-or-later The source code was made private in 2014. Dreamwidth
MetaMask 2016 2020 MIT Custom proprietary "non-commercial use only" license.[16]
MongoDB 2009 2018 AGPL-3.0-only Server Side Public License[17][18]
Nexuiz 2005 2012 GPL-2.0-or-later Game abandoned in favour of a commercial video game of the same name, which licensed the Nexuiz title but is not based on its engine. Xonotic[19]
OctoberCMS 2014 2021 MIT Cited the sustainability of its open source model as a factor.[20] Winter[21][22]
OTRS 2001 2020 GPL-3.0-or-later Support for the Community Edition dropped on 23 December 2020,[23] Znuny
Paint.NET 2004 2007 MIT freeware license that prohibits modification or resale[24]
PyMOL 2000 2010 MIT-CMU[25] [26][27][28][29]
Reddit 2008 2017 CPAL-1.0 Source code was made private in 2017, as the internal codebase had already diverged significantly from the public one.
Redis 2009 2024 BSD-3-Clause Valkey[30]
Sourcegraph 2013 2023 Apache-2.0 proprietary[31]
Terraform 2014 2023[5] MPL-2.0 Business Source License[5] OpenTofu[32] HashiCorp CEO considered the OpenTofu fork "tragic for open source innovation."[33]
Tux Racer 2000 2002 GPL-2.0-or-later Commercial expansion by original authors, also called Tux Racer. Extreme Tux Racer (formerly PlanetPenguin Racer)
Vagrant 2010 2023[5] MIT Business Source License[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bonér, Jonas (7 September 2022). "Why We Are Changing the License for Akka". Lightbend. https://www.lightbend.com/blog/why-we-are-changing-the-license-for-akka. 
  2. ↑ Kunert, Paul (8 September 2022). "Open source biz sick of FOSS community exploitation overhauls software rights". Situation Publishing. https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/08/open_source_biz_sick_of/. 
  3. ↑ Carabine, Matt (11 October 2023). "Evolving ArangoDB’s Licensing Model for a Sustainable Future". ArangoDB. https://arangodb.com/2023/10/evolving-arangodbs-licensing-model-for-a-sustainable-future/. 
  4. ↑ Capello, David. "Aseprite - New source code license" (in en). https://dev.aseprite.org/2016/09/01/new-source-code-license/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Dadgar, Armon (10 August 2023). "HashiCorp adopts Business Source License". HashiCorp. https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-adopts-business-source-license. 
  6. ↑ Anderson, Scott (26 March 2021). "Business Source License (BSL 1.1) Adopted by Couchbase". Couchbase, Inc.. https://www.couchbase.com/blog/couchbase-adopts-bsl-license/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Anderson, Scott (25 February 2022). "Couchbase Mobile changes source code license to BSL 1.1". Couchbase, Inc.. https://www.couchbase.com/blog/couchbase-mobile-changes-source-code-license-to-bsl-1-1/. 
  8. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J.. "Elastic changes open-source license to monetize cloud-service use" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/elastic-changes-open-source-license-to-monetize-cloud-service-use/. 
  9. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven (13 April 2021). "OpenSearch: AWS rolls out its open source Elasticsearch fork" (in en). https://www.techrepublic.com/article/opensearch-aws-rolls-out-its-open-source-elasticsearch-fork/. 
  10. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J.. "AWS, as predicted, is forking Elasticsearch" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/aws-as-predicted-is-forking-elasticsearch/. 
  11. ↑ "Elasticsearch is Open Source, Again" (in en-us). https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-is-open-source-again. 
  12. ↑ "[Request GPL Violation"]. 21 March 2018. https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby/issues/3075#issuecomment-375100249. 
  13. ↑ Giovanni Mascellani (2013-05-29). "Debian Bug report logs - #692728" (Mailing list). Following a closer inspection at the licensing terms GeoGebra authors use, I noticed that GeoGebra isn't free anymore, starting from version 4.2.
  14. ↑ "GeoGebra License". https://www.geogebra.org/license. Retrieved 2022-01-11. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Anderson, Tim (6 September 2021). "Why we abandoned open source: LiveCode CEO on retreat despite successful kickstarter". https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/06/livecode_interview/. 
  16. ↑ Dan Finlay (20 August 2020). "Evolving our License for the Next Wave of MetaMask Users". Consensys. https://medium.com/metamask/evolving-our-license-for-the-next-wave-of-metamask-users-81b0b494c09a. 
  17. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. (16 January 2019). "MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/mongodb-open-source-server-side-public-license-rejected/. 
  18. ↑ "MongoDB's licensing changes led Red Hat to drop the database from the latest version of its server OS" (in en-US). 16 January 2019. https://www.geekwire.com/2019/mongodbs-licensing-changes-led-red-hat-drop-database-latest-version-server-os/. 
  19. ↑ Larabel, Michael (22 March 2010). "Nexuiz Gets Forked, Turned Into Xonotic". Phoronix. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODA4OA. 
  20. ↑ "October CMS Moves to Become a Paid Platform". 12 April 2021. https://octobercms.com/blog/post/october-cms-moves-become-paid-platform. 
  21. ↑ Laurent, Pierre-Edouard (2021-10-16). "Meilleur CMS (2022) : le comparatif des gestionnaires de contenus pour créer un site web" (in fr). https://www.clubic.com/pro/creation-de-site-web/best-pick-376515-comparatif-cms-2021-les-meilleurs-outils-pour-creer-son-site-web.html. 
  22. ↑ "We have forked October CMS". https://wintercms.com/blog/post/we-have-forked-october-cms. 
  23. ↑ "Attention! Security risk with OTRS 6!". OTRS. 2020-12-23. https://otrs.com/release-notes/attention-security-risk-with-otrs-6/. 
  24. ↑ "A new license for Paint.NET v3.5". 7 November 2009. http://blog.getpaint.net/2009/11/06/a-new-license-for-paintnet-v35/. 
  25. ↑ now a custom license granting broad use, redistribution, and modification rights, but assigning copyright to any version to Schrodinger, LLC.
  26. ↑ "PyMOL | pymol.org". https://pymol.org/2/. "Open-Source Philosophy
    PyMOL is a commercial product, but we make most of its source code freely available under a permissive license. The open source project is maintained by Schrödinger and ultimately funded by everyone who purchases a PyMOL license.
    Open source enables open science.
    This was the vision of the original PyMOL author Warren L. DeLano."     
  27. ↑ "schrodinger/pymol-open-source". https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source. 
  28. ↑ "PyMOL Molecular Graphics System". SourceForge. https://sourceforge.net/projects/pymol/. 
  29. ↑ "Open-Source PyMOL". Schrodinger, Inc.. 5 November 2021. https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  30. ↑ "Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community". Linux Foundation. 28 March 2024. https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-open-source-valkey-community. 
  31. ↑ "Sourcegraph abandons open source in favor of a proprietary license". 6 July 2023. https://www.linuxadictos.com/en/sourcegraph-abandons-open-source-in-favor-of-a-proprietary-license.html. 
  32. ↑ Miller, Ron (20 September 2023). "Terraform fork gets renamed OpenTofu, and joins Linux Foundation". Yahoo! Inc.. https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/20/terraform-fork-gets-a-new-name-opentofu-and-joins-linux-foundation/. 
  33. ↑ Fay, Joe (16 October 2023). "HashiCorp CEO predicts OSS-free Silicon Valley unless the open source model evolves". https://www.thestack.technology/hashicorp-ceo-predicts-oss-free-silicon-valley-unless-the-open-source-model-evolves/. 



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