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Comment by adam_arthur

I hate to be that guy, but idealism in software needs to die.

Don't use a license that's more permissive than you're willing to tolerate.

It's absurd to me for a project to publish something with a 100% open source license and then complain when somebody tries to profit off of it.

Doesn't really matter how egregious or large the perpetrator is. If you want exceptions, write it into the license. People want the goodwill that comes with open source, without accepting the consequences.

That being said, I do empathize with the plight of the author. Perhaps they were naive to this possibility.

parent adam_arthur 5 years ago

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