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opentofu/manifesto

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TLDR

A public manifesto calling on HashiCorp to reverse Terraform's license change from open-source to restricted commercial use, with links to OpenTF, the community fork.

Mindmap

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    What it is
      Public manifesto
      Not software
      Call to action
    The issue
      Terraform license change
      BSL restrictions
      Commercial limits
    Community response
      OpenTF fork
      Developer pledges
      Open-source preservation
    Audience
      Developers
      Companies
      Infrastructure teams

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Read the manifesto to understand the open-source community's concerns about Terraform's license change.

USE CASE 2

Sign or pledge your support as a developer or company that values open-source infrastructure tools.

USE CASE 3

Share the manifesto with your team to discuss the implications of proprietary licensing for critical DevOps tools.

USE CASE 4

Find links to OpenTF, the community-maintained open-source alternative to Terraform.

Tech stack

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Getting it running

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In plain English

This repository is a public manifesto, not a software tool. It was created in response to HashiCorp's decision to change Terraform's license from an open-source license to the Business Source License (BSL), which imposes restrictions on how the software can be used commercially. The manifesto calls on HashiCorp to reverse that decision and return Terraform to a fully open-source license, and it invites developers and companies to pledge their support. The repo also links to OpenTF, a community-maintained fork of Terraform that was created to preserve the open-source version of the tool. The full text of the manifesto is hosted at opentf.org.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
What are the main arguments in the OpenTF manifesto against Terraform's Business Source License?
Prompt 2
How can I contribute to or support the OpenTF project as an alternative to Terraform?
Prompt 3
What does the Business Source License restrict that the original open-source Terraform license allowed?
Prompt 4
Where can I find the full text of the OpenTF manifesto and how do I add my organization's pledge?
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