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Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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[-] refalo@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

it converts to a true open source license after a predefined period of time

What happens if that time never comes for the company and it goes out of business?

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

The source code is available, and the conversion is automatic, so it doesn't matter if they do go out of business

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

The conversion is part of the license. It does not require the company to take any action.

The source is available with a restricted license, and e.g. two years later it relicenses itself to a FOSS license, automatically, as defined by the original license.

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