> If you're going to argue it is a "bait and switch", that implies intent to deceive. Do you think that was the plan? Release the first version in 2007 and then wait 18 years and pull the ol switcheroo?
Whether they had nefarious intentions from the get go is irrelevant.
Oracle closed the once open source Open Solaris, stating at first that it will merely make real time development private just like Android. This was widely condemned, despite there being no intention to pull off a switcheroo when it was open sourced.
> We will no longer distribute source code for the entirety of the Solaris operating system in real-time
Regarding this parent edit:
> If you're going to argue it is a "bait and switch", that implies intent to deceive. Do you think that was the plan? Release the first version in 2007 and then wait 18 years and pull the ol switcheroo?
Whether they had nefarious intentions from the get go is irrelevant.
Oracle closed the once open source Open Solaris, stating at first that it will merely make real time development private just like Android. This was widely condemned, despite there being no intention to pull off a switcheroo when it was open sourced.
> We will no longer distribute source code for the entirety of the Solaris operating system in real-time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2482s