On 7/27/20 4:12 AM, Paulo Coghi - Coghi IT wrote: > I recently discovered the fair-code model (https://faircode.io/) and I > would like to know if it "fits" on any specific OSI approved license. > > It was created by n8n's author (https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n) as a way > to solve the long discussion taken here > https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/40 after he called his software > "open source"
This is just a rebranding of the Commons Clause. It is not OSI-compliant, and cannot be made OSI-compliant. A more accurate labeling of this licensing technique would be "Shareware". Shareware has a long history in this industry, and is one way of monetizing software, and despite contempt for the label, is still a viable model today. It is, however, not open source. I could go into the various reasons, both practical and moral, why open source is superior to the shareware model, but that seems like well-trodden ground. -- Josh Berkus _______________________________________________ The opinions expressed in this email are those of the sender and not necessarily those of the Open Source Initiative. Official statements by the Open Source Initiative will be sent from an opensource.org email address. License-discuss mailing list License-discuss@lists.opensource.org http://lists.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss_lists.opensource.org
