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I read it at first like the usage of fair was as in quantity, as in a middle ground between fully closed and fully open. But calling it a "medium source license
by LoganDark 2y ago
I read it at first like the usage of fair was as in quantity, as in a middle ground between fully closed and fully open. But calling it a "medium source license" would probably sound weirder than "fair source".
- woodruffw 2y agoKing Solomon has a thing or two to say about middle grounds :-)[1] (I agree that "medium source" sounds very weird. Maybe they could have called it the "Availability License" or something similar to emphasize that this is about finding a sweet spot between monetization rights and exposing the source code to the public eye. I don't think that would carry the same baggage as "fair," but it also certainly doesn't have the same marketing flair to it.) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Solomon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Solomon
- LoganDark 2y agoAvailability License would probably sound too similar to "source-available" which is often implied to be a lot more restrictive than this model seems to be.