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So, it's kinda mixed. The firmware is open source, while the mobile apps are freemium based.
They are working on an open source one right now. And there is more and more nodes popping up.
Personally I hope both protocols can play nice and we can have a good big mesh instead of two competing communities. Kinda like the fediverse :)
Withholding source/charging for apps isn't exactly playing nice imo