Will Yaak be open source?  The short answer is no, there are no plans of going open source. Instead, Yaak will…

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This post discusses the reasons why Yaak will not be open source and explains how the introduction of a plugin system can provide the benefits of open source without the burden. It explores the assumptions about open source and plugins, highlighting the advantages and potential challenges of both approaches.

Why Not Open Source?

🔌 Plugins solve the maintenance burden

<p>I don’t open-source becaause I fear that someone steals my business logic. Not that this would ever occur for my 4 user startups, but hey, its a risk!! 😅</p>


<p>I think that open source commercial projects are a huge risk. If you have any security issues on your code, or a junior developer commits a secret, bad actors will exploit it a lot easier.</p>
