Can open source code hosted at github be closed-source?

Question

Can the owner of an open source Github repository later decide to close it? What about other people\'s contribution to that project?

Edit - several peop

Answer 1

There isn't really an opensource license out there that is retroactive. So even though you close source it later, the people before still have the old code with the old open source license...

Also, if a lot of people contributed, or one person contributed a large amount of code, then certain pieces of code may be more theirs than yours, which means you'd have to get permission from them to change the license of it(if the license is restrictive that is, such as the GPL. With BSD-style, there is no such restriction)

If in doubt, consult a lawyer and not a forum of people