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===Open-core software===
Sometimes developers choose not to release the entire source code for their projects, and instead only allow public access to ''some'' of the source code while keeping ''other'' parts closed-source. Usually, the core functionality of the program is what becomes source-available while certain bells and whistles remain proprietary, hence the term "open core". One notable example of this model is seen with [https://about.gitlab.com/ the GitLab project], where the GitLab offers developers offer a paid Enterprise Edition with certain a few extra features compared to the freely available core code in the Community Edition.
While there's some debate as to whether the stripped-down, fully source-available versions of these programs could count as FLOSS, the model as a whole is undoubtedly not fully in keeping with the ideals of the open-source movement, and it's generally considered a compromise between wanting to sell the software and wanting to allow outside contribution and/or code reuse.
