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> The solution? Offer your code under an open source license, but also have a purchase option to buy a commercial license There is one problem though, when you
by nirui 7y ago
> The solution? Offer your code under an open source license, but also have a purchase option to buy a commercial license
There is one problem though, when you put a commercial license to your software, it effectively make you a software seller and thus maybe facing associated legal issues and responsibilities (provide user support, pay tax for example).
And sometime, those responsibilities can be a huge trouble.
- prepend 7y agoYes, this is true, but in order to make revenue as a software developer, I don’t think this can be avoided. OSS does not have the legal contracted support that commercial software does. The upside of selling license is that some of that money can be used to buy insurance and taxes and whatnot. I don’t think there’s a way to get paid for OSS work directly without these responsibilities. Even if there’s a tip jar, there is an expectation of support and some warranty.