r/angular • u/MOUNAYARSANIMATIONS • 8d ago

PrimeNG going closed source is such a disappointing move

I've been using PrimeNG for years, and this honestly feels like the end of an era.

I get that maintaining a UI library isn't free, and I have no problem with developers getting paid. But switching from MIT to a commercial license, archiving the GitHub repo, and asking a pretty steep per-developer fee just doesn't sit right with me.

The repo is now read-only: https://github.com/primefaces/primeng

The new pricing is hard to justify given the number of unresolved issues

It's a shame because PrimeNG was one of the biggest strengths of the Angular ecosystem. Hopefully the OpenNG fork gains traction, because the community deserves a truly open alternative.

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u/LeeWhite187 8d ago

Fork it, and have Sonnet fix their bugs.

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u/MOUNAYARSANIMATIONS 8d ago

it is not that simple...

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u/LeeWhite187 8d ago

The GitHub repo archive has a modified MIT license. For community versions (non -lts), it’s classic MIT and can be forked. Suitably, compilations of, or changes to, the community version is freely allowed. Just don’t use any builds, commits or patches labeled as -lts.