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Sure. Honestly, the open source community is a bit of an unknown black box to us since there is no way to really identify who is using it and we've haphazardly encountered folks who wound up reaching out to 2600hz because they needed scaling or some other situation they couldn't solve on their own and reached sufficient size where they wanted the closed-source components. We'd be happy to consider a case where certain modules are available to that community (and what was built for the marketplace can serve as a mechanism for that). Ultimately, like y'all, we have to support a business and investors as public company. Good news is, there were other interested parties bidding on 2600hz at the same time we were forced into this, and we have a favorable approach to all of this from our background with the company. The other parties may have well just shut it all down because they just wanted the tech for themselves.    @marketingChris K -I think we might have an upcoming OS call but if we don't it'd be useful to get that back on the regular quarterly docket to discuss more of this with the OS community and what they are interested in from 2600hz and helping to educate on the closed source module (including the stuff Ooma has ported over). 

Very interesting and good news. 

Thank you for clarifying—that makes a lot of sense. I completely understand why the economics of the commercial model are more attractive and why it’s become the primary focus. That said, I think there’s still meaningful value in keeping a clear path for the open-source community to access licensed add-ons. For many operators, the ability to selectively license modules could serve as a stepping stone toward eventually adopting the full commercial model, rather than creating an either/or decision. From that perspective, enabling open-source operators to participate in the marketplace—even in a limited, structured way—could strengthen the ecosystem overall, foster innovation from community contributors, and ultimately expand the funnel of future commercial customers. It seems like a win-win: Ooma continues to monetize its IP, and smaller operators gain a pathway to grow with the platform without needing to fully pivot all at once. I’ll definitely keep an eye on 5.4’s release and appreciate your transparency throughout this conversation. Please do let me know if there are any upcoming discussions or initiatives around open-source participation in the marketplace—I’d be very interested in staying engaged.