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Releasing open source software and then “demanding payment” goes against everything about open source. If someone expects to be paid for the use of their softw
by Aurornis 9mo ago
Releasing open source software and then “demanding payment” goes against everything about open source.
If someone expects to be paid for the use of their software, releasing it as open source is not what they want.
If a maintainer of a software project starts trying to demand payment or threatening to change license terms, it’s a reasonable response for a company to fork it or build their own solution.
- bsnnkv 9mo agoAnd this is why all new projects by independent developers should seriously consider using a post-open source license before defaulting to corporate-friendly/corporate-first OSI licenses
- AlexeyBelov 9mo agoI think they should expect payment from the job they're working, not opensource or "post-opensource" work.
- bsnnkv 9mo agoYep, this kind of attitude is even more reason to reject the broken status quo.