Sustainable open source will stay a dream

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    7 months ago

    This is why I’m thinking the almost religious ideal of “free to everyone for anything” is probably a mistake, because there’s a lot of FOSS software being used by corporations for evil things like shareholder profits.

    We need to start licensing things under a “free for humans, insultingly expensive for corporations” model. “My code is free for private citizens, sole proprietorships, small businesses, charities, students, etc. and $900,000,000,000 per minute per seat for any organization with stock that is traded on an exchange.”

    • Landless2029@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      7 months ago

      The problem with this is loopholes.

      What’s to stop a parent company from starting a private sub company for IT needs and contract out the work?

      BAM there goes the anti stock thing.

      I say free for personal/private use but not for commercial would be a better license.

      Costs are dumb cheap for single seat but increases as seats goes up.