Re: draft of a new Open Source Commercial License

[Pirmin Braun]

Am Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:34:18 +0100
schrieb David Chisnall <theraven@sucs.org> :

> On 18 Sep 2013, at 13:57, Markus Hitter <mah@jump-ing.de> wrote:
> 
> > Perhaps this distinction is too complex. Non-commercial use -> free,
> > commercial use -> pay. Things have to be simple.
> 
> Non-commercial use is a sticky point, especially for web apps.  For example, 
> if I run a free service that runs the web app and allows anyone to use it, am 
> I commercial?  What happens if I put ads on it?  What about if the ads are 
> only covering the cost of hosting it?  The FSF web site has a lot of text 
> about the problems with NC licenses, so I won't bother reiterating them. 
> 

I knew this would come. It's the 0,1 % of all cases that make things 
complicated. 
We just won't hunt after them. If in doubt, you're allowed. If obviously 
cheating, we'll find out. Sooner or later.


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