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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Can you sell open source software..?

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not the code per se, but everything around it can be sold. You can sell access to the repository, support services, compilation services, development services, and so on. Mozilla could sell itself to some greasy investor and go full steam ahead on enshittification e.g embed ads in the browser, sell user browsing data, connect it to their own services, and so on.

Anti Commercial-AI license

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Anything can happen anytime also

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can actually sell a GPLed binary and any client would have to ask for the source. Boom, selling the source!

It’s independent on the organization and the other stuff.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't have to be a client 😉 And of you have to request the source, that's already against the license, I believe. That's how lawsuits start(ed).

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[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can be a third party but it’s confusing. What I’m sure is that you don’t have to put the source code, i.e. people may have to ask for the source, like https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know that. Thank you. Learned something new today!

What a complicated licence.

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[–] shades@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

. Mozilla could sell itself to some greasy investor and go full steam ahead on enshittification e.g embed ads in the browser, sell user browsing data, connect it to their own services, and so on.

Yeah but you can always fork it from the last push before that happened and then only tools will go with the enshitified version.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If it's that easy, why hasn't it been forked yet?

You make a valid point, but forking is a lot more than clicking "fork".

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[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yes. Even Stallman agreed with that. That’s the story of the GPL. But you’re talking of selling the Mozilla corporation which is different.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes you can. You need to buy out all the contributors and then you can do whatever you want. Prior versions remain open source, but they could change that going forward.