if it’s tied to a domain name, that domain can be acquired.
the code that is open source stays like that, but if they get all original authors on board, they can release a new version that is not open source; basically a closed source fork.
this is because the original authors can re-release their intellectual property under different licenses as much as they want, but then it’s out there with multiple licenses and people can choose which version they want to use as long as they respect the license that comes with that version.
if it’s tied to a domain name, that domain can be acquired.
the code that is open source stays like that, but if they get all original authors on board, they can release a new version that is not open source; basically a closed source fork.
this is because the original authors can re-release their intellectual property under different licenses as much as they want, but then it’s out there with multiple licenses and people can choose which version they want to use as long as they respect the license that comes with that version.