Due to restrictions from the KubeSphere License and registered trademarks, we’re unable to publicly redistribute the recompiled source code. For now, I’ve re-uploaded some of the images previously released by KubeSphere, reorganized and shared the code previously forked by the community, and put together user documentation for the last available version (v4.1.3) as a temporary resource for the community.
I’m both outraged and baffled by KubeSphere’s abrupt decision to go closed-source. Not only does this go against the very spirit of open source, but it’s also a betrayal of the trust that so many developers and users placed in the project. Honestly, I can't understand what kind of fool would make such a short-sighted and stupid decision.
As a former contributor, I’ve always believed in KubeSphere as a product—the new 4.x architecture was truly impressive. It’s deeply regrettable to see such a flagship Chinese open source project squandered like this.
This doesn’t just hurt KubeSphere’s developers and users—it also undermines the basic trust people have in Chinese open source projects as a whole. Profiting is one thing, but this is just disgraceful.
受限于KubeSphere License 和注册商标的限制，我们无法对源码重新编译后公开进行分发。目前我重新上传了 KubeSphere 之前发布的部分镜像，重新整理并上传了大家之前 fork 的代码，构建了最后一个版本（v4.1.3）的用户文档，供大家应急使用。
我对 KubeSphere 断崖式的闭源行为感到愤慨和不解。且不说这种损人不利己的行为和开源精神相违背，我愤慨，他辜负了广大开发者和开源用户的信任！我不解，到底是什么样的人才能做出这样短视且愚蠢的决策！
作为曾经的贡献者，打心底是认可 KubeSphere 这个产品的，4.x 新的架构让人眼前一亮。但真的是太遗憾了，作为国人开源的明星项目，如今被这样糟蹋着实觉得惋惜。
这不仅仅伤害的是 KubeSphere 的开发者和用户，更影响了大家对中国开源项目最基本的信任。商业化无可厚非，请不要这么没有下限。