@xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageOpen source is a fire-hose of value...lemmy.sdf.org@xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-square@LavenderDay3544@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•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.comlinkfedilinkEnglish0•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?