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My reading of the comments is not that it must be free but that it must be well designed (legally) and without BS. Saying it OSS + Something when that Somethin
by marcinzm 8y ago
My reading of the comments is not that it must be free but that it must be well designed (legally) and without BS.
Saying it OSS + Something when that Something makes the whole thing not OSS is disingenuous and somewhat fishy at a minimum. It's marketing BS designed to make the whole thing seem better than it is. Engineers tend to dislike marketing BS. If it's no longer OSS then that's fine but be fully honest about it.
When that Something is furthermore legally ambiguous and with many open questions that also a valid complaint. Lawyers are expensive and Engineers overall dislike dealing with them. A license that requires and invites lawyers is naturally not going to go over well.