xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 days agoOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
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minus-squareLavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days 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-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·21 days 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?