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# Preventing the bait and switch by open core software companies
- URL: https://werd.io/preventing-the-bait-and-switch-by-open-core-software-companies/
- Published: 2022-10-21T23:25:31.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-21T23:25:31.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“The approach ensures that an open core company can’t switch to solely creating proprietary software. The charter also addresses other issues we have seen in open source projects like withholding security fixes and transparency issues.” [#Startups](https://werd.io/tag/Startups)

\[[Link](https://opencoreventures.com/blog/2022-10-preventing-the-bait-and-switch-open-core/)\]