At OW2 Con a few years ago, someone from the Talend company introduced in a talk the concept of "open core". And he explained the difference with "open source".
This was really similar. [image: PrestaShop] <https://www.prestashop.com/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=emails-signatures> Antoine Thomas aka ttoine Developer Advocate t: +33 (0)6 63 13 79 06 antoine.tho...@prestashop.com On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Rick Moen <r...@linuxmafia.com> wrote: > Quoting B Galliart (bgal...@gmail.com): > > > A couple months ago, I evaluated Pritunl, the "Open Source Enterprise > > Distributed OpenVPN and IPsec Server" > [...] > > > (1) What advocacy information does the Open Source Initiative provide > which > > indicates it is possible to protect the commercial viability of a product > > when honoring the Open Source Definition? > > I am not a spokesman of any kind for OSI, just a member of the open > source community. Perhaps someone with official status will get around > to contributing to this thread, too. > > However, a quick check on OSI's site found entries on the FAQ that are > helpful, and include pointers to further resources, e.g., > > Q; How do I make money if anybody can sell my code? > > A: You can sell services based on the code (i.e., sell your time), sell > warranties and other assurances, sell customization and maintenance > work, license the trademark, etc. The only kind of profit strategy that > is incompatible with Open Source is monopoly-based sales, also known as > "royalties". See this article [link] for how to think about business > strategies that make money from Open Source. Also, this 2015 survey of > open source leaders (including many OSI Directors) provides several > business models for Free and Open Source software [link]. > > https://opensource.org/faq#profit > > > (2) If someone still is not convinced the OSD is right for their product > > but still wants to market their limited license code as Open Source, what > > is the downside in doing so? > > Ignominy. The accurate perception that the claim is fraudulent and > deceptive. > > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license- > discuss_lists.opensource.org >
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