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0dayz 32 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to

I think a small issue with foss and monetization is that you can accept money for said software hell even release it with expectations that you have to pay for it, but you can't insert a clause in the license that stipulates that the foss rights only applies to paying or paid customers.

Thus there is no legal protection you really got if you go foss as a developer when it comes to ensuring fair compensation.

jacquesm 32 days ago [–]

There is plenty of legal protection: copyright law so far held up pretty well. With the AI laundromat in play it's a completely different story though.

0dayz 31 days ago | [–]

I meant when it comes to ensuring you as a non paying user can circumvent said restriction as that restriction goes against foss license.

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