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| | thoughts, updates, and resources from License Zero
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| | It would not be an exaggeration to say that the magic of open source software (OSS) is based as much on legal innovation as it is on collaboration. Indeed, the essential innovation that launched free and open source software was ... Continue reading ?
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| | While intellectual property generally sits on a spectrum of usage (e.g., free to consume but not distribute, free to distribute if it's also free), software also has its own complexities regarding free use of its code. The broad term for the entire domain was FOSS (Free and Open Source Software), but has more particularly used [...]Read More... from FLOSS Software: How Do You Give Away Software?
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| [AI summary] The text discusses various business models for open-source software (OSS), including support, open core, N versions back, and dual licensing with viral licenses. It highlights the challenges of monetizing OSS projects, such as the need to balance free access with revenue generation. The author shares their experience with OSS projects and outlines different strategies like labor of love, donations, sponsorships, and consulting. Additionally, the text mentions specific examples like Red Hat, GitLab, and MySQL, and touches on the limitations of traditional licensing models in the face of new deployment models like SaaS.