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In general, society has problems with monetization of valuable things. It's not only the case with FOSS, it's also holds true with science and a long term not
by Exendroinient 5y ago
In general, society has problems with monetization of valuable things. It's not only the case with FOSS, it's also holds true with science and a long term not quarterly counted products development. Sadly vile entertainment and advertising is perfectly monetized.
- trixie_ 5y agoIf you choose to monetize then you probably will end up accepting liability for it as well if it goes wrong. For a lot of open source developers putting a 'use at your own risk' license on the software is easier. Let another company sell/support it if they want. Or build a company around it yourself to offer support.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoI don't think that's the case at all. Most commercial software comes with a 'use at your own risk' license, or if you're really lucky, will cap liability at the amount you paid.
- trixie_ 5y agoIf you're a company buying software from a vendor for network management, security, business operations, etc.. and it goes wrong, yes they are very very liable. It's the whole reason why many companies avoid building anything on unsupported technology in the first place.
- DarylZero 5y agoMost commercial software comes with a 'use at your own risk' license