Into the trash it goes.
I agree I would prefer if OrbStack were open source, but there’s a place and value in high quality closed source apps within the ecosystem. They do also open-source parts of the application, which is more than a lot of closed source developers do. If nothing else, maybe someone can find a way to utilize the advancements that OrbStack provides and can make an open source alternative.
And yes, I understand this is their choice, they need to make money, etc. But the real issue here is they're presenting their stuff as suitable to build your company on, then once you're reliant on them they start charging (big) money.
Just start out charging money and make it good enough to justify that, enough with the bait and switch.
Apple has an upfront revenue model, and I'm happy to pay for that (when I do). So does Datadog, so does Amazon. But don't pretend to live in the OSS world then want to also be a SaaS when you've achieved escape velocity. They're "succeeding" by destroying the relationship with the people that gave them that success.
Where is Orbstack doing any of that? The product has always been closed-source and requires a paid license for commercial use.
> But don't pretend to live in the OSS world then want to also be a SaaS when you've achieved escape velocity
Ditto here, Orbstack isn't "pretending to live in the OSS world", nor is it a SaaS. Why are you making these claims?
