&gt; This is not how you do open source.<p>Sure, maybe they should have never released this useful software at all. &#x2F;S<p>Mattermost started, and is still developed AFAIK, as an internal app from a for-profit company, that they&#x27;ve generalized and started releasing to the community.[1]<p>Considering that they <i>only just hit 1.0</i>, maybe your tone is a bit harsh compared to their ever-so-slight mis-steps.<p>Let&#x27;s be constructive.<p>1 <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattermost.org&#x2F;why-we-made-mattermost-an-open-source-slack-alternative&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mattermost.org&#x2F;why-we-made-mattermost-an-open-sou...</a>