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> I am glad this has worked well for the developer who now has a decent income for all the hard work put into this library. Isn't this a rug-pull? Open source
by sam_goody 3y ago
> I am glad this has worked well for the developer who now has a decent income for all the hard work put into this library.
Isn't this a rug-pull?
Open source project which others havecontributed to, and whose reputation was earned by nature of being open source.
Than, after you have users, switch to proprietary. Sounds bad to me, but maybe I didn't fully understand?
BTW, Apple used to have a thing with Darwin server where you could disable the license check legally, but only a hacker would do that. Companies still paid for the software. That sounds like a better solution, IMO - at least for those that are two small to pay but growing by the seat of their pants can still use and promote the software.
- MattJ100 3y agoThe main reason CLAs exist is to facilitate this kind of "rug pull", so I think the lesson is to either accept that it will happen or never sign a CLA.