What does "you own the source and the data" mean for an Okommerce deployment?

It means two concrete things. Source: you receive the application's source code, build it, and run that build on your own server — you can read it, audit it, customize it, and (within the license terms) extend it. There is no opaque black box you're renting access to. Data: every customer, order, payment record, and analytics event is stored in *your* database on *your* infrastructure.…

It means two concrete things. Source: you receive the application's source code, build it, and run that build on your own server — you can read it, audit it, customize it, and (within the license terms) extend it. There is no opaque black box you're renting access to. Data: every customer, order, payment record, and analytics event is stored in *your* database on *your* infrastructure. Nobody else holds your commercial data as a condition of you using the software, and there is no platform intermediary that can throttle exports or hold data hostage. Practically, this gives you full backup/restore control, freedom to choose your hosting region, the ability to integrate directly at the database level, and a clean exit path — your business doesn't depend on a third party's continued goodwill. *(The exact licensing terms that govern modification and redistribution belong in Section 2 — supply those to complete the picture.)*