Cal.com has moved from open source to closed source, citing AI-powered vulnerability scanning as the primary threat vector. The company argues that AI security tools can systematically identify vulnerabilities in publicly visible codebases far more efficiently than traditional human-led exploitation, rendering the transparency benefits of open source untenable relative to security risk. This decision reflects a broader strategic recalibration in the open source community regarding AI-era security trade-offs.
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Cal.com is going closed source
Cal.com closes its source code, arguing that public repositories have become indefensible against AI-powered vulnerability scanning tools that systematically exploit open source's transparency advantage.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline
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