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Stupid question but couldn't you release it under a license that prohibits selling a hosted version of your software? It wouldn't pass the OSI test but would ac
by jogjayr 10y ago
Stupid question but couldn't you release it under a license that prohibits selling a hosted version of your software? It wouldn't pass the OSI test but would achieve some goals. Users could self-host if they don't want to pay you but no one can undercut you.
- sytse 10y agoWe're not worried about people offering a hosted version, actually we are spending a lot of many scaling GitLab.com to.meet the demand so it would help us. Most money can be made selling to large organizations that are running it internally.
- OJFord 10y agoThat's not a stupid question, it's a good answer :) I suppose I wouldn't expect to be able to (afford to) defend it, but I imagine being in breach of a licence would be deterrent enough for anyone looking to operate at anything but trivial (that is ignorable; not a threat) scale. Thanks.