Comment by prartichoke
2 years ago
As far as a quick google search got me, it seems pretty open with the only caveat being you can't sell or monetize it... how is that not open source?
2 years ago
As far as a quick google search got me, it seems pretty open with the only caveat being you can't sell or monetize it... how is that not open source?
If you put any restrictions on usage or what can be done with it (like selling), then it's absolutely not open source.
open source doesn't mean source code is there. open source has a specific definition. There is a list of acceptable open source licenses, as defined by OSI. similarly there is a list of acceptable free software licenses, as defined by FSF. Broadly, the two lists are the same. Commons Clause is definitely not open source.
Not sure why you're being downvoted. Even the Commons Clause itself is clear about it:
https://commonsclause.com/#faq
> Is this “Open Source”?
> No.
There exists a niche of commercial software developers who are actively attempting to water down the commonly accepted meaning of "open source" for their own gain, and I suspect they are voting you down. :(