@xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1603
arrow-up1603imageOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.org@xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-square@LavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•4 months agoYou can always release your software under the GPL and charge a licensing fee for an alternative proprietary license. Even the FSF and Richard Stallman are okay with that and it can absolutely be a viable and ethical business model.
minus-square@LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoSo it wasn’t open was it, it was now paid for to someone else?
You can always release your software under the GPL and charge a licensing fee for an alternative proprietary license. Even the FSF and Richard Stallman are okay with that and it can absolutely be a viable and ethical business model.
So it wasn’t open was it, it was now paid for to someone else?