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Every open source developer has been asking this question for the better part of three decades. Possibly four.
by gabereiser 3y ago
Every open source developer has been asking this question for the better part of three decades. Possibly four.
- waihtis 3y agoI think there's still a difference of using small libraries which contribute to a single or couple functions here and there, versus taking an entire open source product and wrapping a commercial structure on top of it. Could be hypocrisy on my behalf though
- hfkwer 3y agoIf you don't want that to happen, then don't release your software as free software. Use a CC-NC license or something similar.
- waihtis 3y agoI'm not nearly talented enough to build something open source someone else would want to commercialize
- gabereiser 3y agoThose small libraries of “Hey, I figured this out so you don’t have to” aren’t asking for $10,000/mo. in support. The issue is open source software projects that become monetized by another company as a product for profit without following the Red Hat model of supporting the project.