Hey Seth - what is your steel man for why Coinkite have chosen to do things this way?
You've taken a very particular hard-line FOSS-maximalist position and also implied the MIT license is strongly **...
Respectfully, I don't think you're being fair here. That's not a steel man.
The site you linked to make your case that the license is "not within the realm of open-source in any way" is really helpful and worth a read if people actually want to "DYOR" as you suggest: https://commonsclause.com/
I'm a layman, but for the most part this seems extremely permissive. Like 95% of maximum open source.
For example, here it indicates that you can build on top of it and sell your software. To claim this is harmful is an extraordinary claim which you don't seem justified to make:
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**May I create, distribute, offer as SaaS, and/or “sell” my products using Commons Clause licensed components?**
Yes!
Commons Clause only forbids you from “selling” the Commons Clause software itself. You may develop on top of Commons Clause licensed software (adding applications, tools, utilities or plug-ins) and you may embed and redistribute Commons Clause software in a larger product, and you may distribute and even “sell” (which includes offering as a commercial SaaS service) your product. You may even provide consulting services (see clarifying discussion here). You just can’t sell a product that consists in substance of the Commons Clause software and does not add value.
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The site you linked to make your case that the license is "not within the realm of open-source in any way" is really helpful and worth a read if people actually want to "DYOR" as you suggest: https://commonsclause.com/
I'm a layman, but for the most part this seems extremely permissive. Like 95% of maximum open source.
For example, here it indicates that you can build on top of it and sell your software. To claim this is harmful is an extraordinary claim which you don't seem justified to make:
"
**May I create, distribute, offer as SaaS, and/or “sell” my products using Commons Clause licensed components?**
Yes!
Commons Clause only forbids you from “selling” the Commons Clause software itself. You may develop on top of Commons Clause licensed software (adding applications, tools, utilities or plug-ins) and you may embed and redistribute Commons Clause software in a larger product, and you may distribute and even “sell” (which includes offering as a commercial SaaS service) your product. You may even provide consulting services (see clarifying discussion here). You just can’t sell a product that consists in substance of the Commons Clause software and does not add value.
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