# opentofu/manifesto

The OpenTF Manifesto expresses concern over HashiCorp's switch of the Terraform license from open-source to the Business Source License (BSL) and calls for the tool's return to a truly open-source license.

Repository: https://github.com/opentofu/manifesto
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/manifesto
Homepage: https://opentf.org
Language: HTML
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-03-18T18:26:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 12, release rhythm 35, longevity 79
- inputs: {"age_days": 1116, "days_push": 533, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 35670, forks 1028 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:00.885652+00:00)

## What it is
The OpenTF Manifesto is a community statement expressing concern over HashiCorp's relicensing of Terraform from open source to the Business Source License, calling for its return to a truly open license. It documents the origins of the OpenTofu fork and links to the fork's repository and roadmap.

## Use cases
- understand why Terraform was forked into OpenTofu
- learn about the Terraform BSL license controversy
- find the OpenTofu fork repository and roadmap
- research open-source licensing disputes in infrastructure-as-code
- see which companies and individuals signed the OpenTF pledge

## When to choose
- you want historical context on the Terraform license change and the OpenTofu fork
- you are researching open-source licensing advocacy in the IaC ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need an actual infrastructure-as-code tool - use OpenTofu or Terraform instead
- you want current OpenTofu documentation or releases - visit the opentofu/opentofu repository

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: manifesto, open-source-licensing, terraform, opentofu, advocacy, bsl-license, community-driven

## Member repositories
- opentofu/manifesto (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.885652+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:26:45.793360+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/opentofu/manifesto (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.885652+00:00, sha 75a274154714)
  - homepage: https://opentf.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:47:52.036621+00:00, sha 890b7f801ac3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.