cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/51038205

What are your thoughts? Any counter-counter points to the author's response to most concerns regarding open source?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Maybe I'm wrong but they are many type of "open-source" licenses, sure they do not respect the GNU Open Source but they are pretty reasonable and I think that it exists license that do not allow you to use it for commercial uses

EDIT : my bad, I've seen that making the commercial uses forbidden is no more open source license but CC-NC so you're right :)

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    @foremanguy92_ @AnyOldName3 yes, unfortunately, you are wrong. The term "open source" also contains a clause about not restricting the use. Think "open cage", not just "open book".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Only some definitions of open source state that. The concept has existed long before the free software foundation.

    While personally agree with the FSF. To say it is an exclusive definition of open source is just outright false.

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