As another commenter pointed out they are pretty adamant about not going open source [1].
But then later they walked it back a little and claimed they are "like open source" [2]. Funny there are 12 reasons for being closed source and only 6 for being "like" open source. And the reasons they're like open source are pretty weak. The first one (free use) has a lot of restrictions like the way their cloud product locks you out of your files 60 days after they're created.
It's cool what Wolfam has achieved, but it's hard to justify going with a closed tool these days with all the interest in open science and the capabilities that are now available in the open source world.
But then later they walked it back a little and claimed they are "like open source" [2]. Funny there are 12 reasons for being closed source and only 6 for being "like" open source. And the reasons they're like open source are pretty weak. The first one (free use) has a lot of restrictions like the way their cloud product locks you out of your files 60 days after they're created.
It's cool what Wolfam has achieved, but it's hard to justify going with a closed tool these days with all the interest in open science and the capabilities that are now available in the open source world.
[1] https://blog.wolfram.com/2019/04/02/why-wolfram-tech-isnt-op... [2] https://blog.wolfram.com/2021/11/30/six-reasons-why-the-wolf...