Phoning home doesn't sound right, but maybe a bunch of FOSS developers can get together at some point and form something analogous to ASCAP.[0] i.e., monitor th

Phoning home doesn't sound right, but maybe a bunch of FOSS developers can get together at some point and form something analogous to ASCAP.[0] i.e., monitor the public and commercial use of members' FOSS projects; shake down the users for financial contributions; and redistribute any proceeds to members as royalties. (I wouldn't be surprised if this has been tried already and failed. Nothing seems to make a difference.) [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_of_Composers,...