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> Right now, the status quo is that maintainers create massive amounts of value and then for-profit companies and SaaS startups capture almost all of it. it's
by riffraff 7y ago
> Right now, the status quo is that maintainers create massive amounts of value and then for-profit companies and SaaS startups capture almost all of it.
it's almost like we'd need a license that allows free users and restricts people who profit, or dual licensing.
We've had those for a while, haven't we?
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoThe projects would be immensely less valued, less used, and less popular if restricted to non-commercial use. Can you name me a single NPM module that limits to non-commerical use that would be widely known within the JavaScript community? ...Maybe GSAP?
- wakeywakeywakey 7y agoIt doesn't have to be all-or-nothing. See redis, mongo.
- k__ 7y agoSomehow this sounds to me like saying "Don't charge what you're worth to the company or they won't hire you!"