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[–] jlou@mastodon.social 2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

What I am suggesting is using a license that disallows capitalist firms completely from using the software not AGPL, which still allows them to use the software as long as they provide source code. In other words, copyfarleft that only extends use rights to non-capitalist commons-based economic entities-like worker coops. The project can then dual license to capitalist firms charging them for the right to use the software. This would give them a source of funding to fund any legal fights @linux

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I get that, but it won't help. That was one of the motivations behind the AGPL, and it hasn't really worked for all the reasons I gave. Work for enough companies and you see it over and over again.

[–] jlou@mastodon.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@drwho The difference in my mind is that AGPL doesn't come with a builtin business model to fund the legal fights when they become necessary. Such a copyfarleft license does by charging capitalist firms a licensing fee for using the software. These funds can then be used for paying project developers and funding license enforcement for those that choose to use the software without paying the licensing fee @linux

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I ask from a position of ignorance, because I simply don't know: Has anyone actually done this? Has it worked?

[–] jlou@mastodon.social 3 points 1 month ago

Not yet.

Copyfarleft has not had a whole movement built up around it, and no one has standardized the licenses.

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