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>Especially one that captures the spirit of OSS with change that distribution/use is paid to some degree in some way This illustrates yet another confusion abo
by davexunit 11y ago
>Especially one that captures the spirit of OSS with change that distribution/use is paid to some degree in some way
This illustrates yet another confusion about FOSS. There's nothing in either the Free Software or Open Source definitions that says that a fee cannot be charged for software. You can charge money for free software!
- nickpsecurity 11y agoBoth OSI link I was given here and FSF require free redistribution and derivatives. That's contrary to paid, shared-source without qualifiers that ensure flow of money. Reason being, the first to pay for it could give it for free to everyone and leave them with no reason to pay. Defeats the whole concept. The payment has to be mandatory, done with licensing, and increase with use somehow to maintain few advantages of proprietary software. Open to any models that can leave off one or more of these with consistent effectiveness as my goal is exploration.