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I tried a couple license finders and I even looked into the OSI database but I could not find a license that works pretty much like agpl but requiring payment (combined 1% of revenue per month, spread evenly over all FOSS software, if applicable) if one of these is true:

  • the downstream user makes revenue (as in "is a company" or gets donations)
  • the downstream distributor is connected to a commercial user (e.g. to exclude google from making a non profit to circumvent this license)

I ask this because of the backdoor in xz and the obviously rotten situation in billion dollar companies not kicking their fair share back to the people providing this stuff.

So, if something similar exists, feel free to let me know.

Thanks for reading and have a good one.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn't QT's dual licence policy basically this?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for mentioning it. I searched for it but I cant find the clause you're referring to. Feel free to provide a source.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

That's because "Dual License" means there are two licenses. Anyone can use it under the terms of the LGPL. If a company doesn't want to abide by those terms, they can pay them not to by buying one of the commercial licenses