this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2024
573 points (97.5% liked)

Memes

45779 readers
1946 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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?