How about: - TGGPL https://github.com/zooko/tgppl (not OSI approved) - BSL https://mariadb.com/bsl11 (not OSI approved) - Discussion on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_models_for_open-source_software#Delayed_open-sourcing
This approach is deeply flawed as it (at best) hinders collaboration[1] and prevents innovate alternate uses of parts of the code by unknown others[2]. Cheers, Simon [1]: https://meshedinsights.com/2017/10/31/permission-in-advance/ [2]: https://meshedinsights.com/2018/02/15/unknown-others/ On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 9:40 PM, John Dupuy <j...@cattailcreek9.com> wrote: > As I could not find anything comparable, I actually wrote a new license > last year I called "MR5A". I used it for my first mobile app, which I'm > distributing on Google Play. I'm now using on a few more applications. A > few folks I know are considering using it. > > But, before things keep going ... and I know the last thing the world need > is yet another license ... I'd like to ask he experts on this list a few > questions: > > 1. Is there a license similar to this anywhere else? If so, I'll adopt > that one and suppress this one. > 2. Do you see any huge downsides to this license? > > Details: https://www.makerredux.com/license/MR5.html > > This is a two-phase license: > A. For 5 years it is a commercial license. The source code is merely > viewable for educational purposes, but is not open. > B. After the 5 year expiration, the source code becomes fully permissive > open source. > > The license states explicitly that any code added during the 5 years does > not change the expiration deadline. So any new code or changed code is > commercial for LESS than 5 years. > > The license also includes assets such as pictures and sounds if they are > part of the source code "repository". > > Thoughts? > > Thanks in advance on any advice or feedback! > > -- > John Dupuy > j...@cattailcreek9.com > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@lists.opensource.org > http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license- > discuss_lists.opensource.org > -- *Simon Phipps* http://webmink.com
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