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Is there an OS-type license that includes a NC clause? (Yes, I understand that true OS licenses can't have that restriction by definition, but I hope the inten
by alttag 15y ago
Is there an OS-type license that includes a NC clause?
(Yes, I understand that true OS licenses can't have that restriction by definition, but I hope the intent of my question is clear.)
- icebraining 15y agoAs far as I know, there isn't any free licensed license¹ for software that includes that clause, but in theory nothing prevents you from taking e.g. the MIT license and adding that clause yourself. IANAL, YMMV. ¹ As written works they are, licenses are themselves subject to copyright, so you can't just copy someone else's licenses and use it yourself.
- rmc 15y agoCreative Commons like this project uses? The FSF and OSI are both clear about what liberties a licence must give to people for it to be called open source / free software, and "must allow commercial reuse" is one of them. Software that includes a non commercial clause doesn't get built upon much and so clauses like that don't get much traction.