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License alternatives #33

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brunolemos opened this issue Dec 15, 2018 · 3 comments
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License alternatives #33

brunolemos opened this issue Dec 15, 2018 · 3 comments

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@brunolemos
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brunolemos commented Dec 15, 2018

Any recommendation that could fit this project well?

One that allows open source contribution, but avoids clones. One that allows this to be a commercial project, but doesn't allow others to bypass its paid features or charge people on their own. One that limits liability.

AGPL-3.0 doesn't tick all the boxes but looks interesting. Which others?

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LeoColomb commented Dec 18, 2018

Any recommendation that could fit this project well?

Take a look at the pretty clear https://choosealicense.com/appendix/ table.

but doesn't allow others to bypass its paid features or charge people on their own

Except if you close source for paid-features packages, this exclusion is not open-source license compatible.
Just trust people and don't loose effort for one dishonest guy by thousands of honest.

AGPL-3.0

A bit strong but yes, very close to your requirements.
Also, take a look at https://licensezero.com/

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doublah commented Dec 19, 2018

I think AGPL v3 would be appropriate, allowing personal use without any problems but requiring any derivatives/clones to also be open source under the same license, so even if clones did pop up, any changes they make can be incorporated into the original project.

It's also pretty established from projects already using it and a legal standpoint.

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Changed the license to AGPL-3.0.
Thanks for the help!

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