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TIL: FairCode is the software model Redis, ElasticSearch, etc. use (faircode.io)
submitted 5 months ago by onlinepersona to c/[email protected]
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Fair-code is not a software license. It describes a software model where software:

  • is generally free to use and can be distributed by anybody
  • has its source code openly available
  • can be extended by anybody in public and private communities
  • is commercially restricted by its authors
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's GPL, they have to also provide the source. And you benefit from all the rights they do.

They don't provide the source.

This is not a new thing, it's been happening for years.

If OBS used such a license and reaped all the benefits would you still contribute to them?

Yes, I would. I'm a user, not a corporation that wants to repackage it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

If they don't obey GPL what makes you think they'd obey BSL?