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by 99052882514569 2793 days ago
>These are brownies, but they happen to contain a bit of horse shit. Not a lot, it's just like a tiny sprinkling on top, but they are definitely still brownies!

Don't buy them, don't eat them.

>"Hey, you can use this for free if you don't make any money, but we want 10% if you're using this in a paid product" -> See? Done, easy, nobody upset. Don't pretend "Hey, this is open source, except it isn't, and please give me your money."

None of that makes any sense. Creative Commons simply restricts selling the software itself. The software is still distributed free, and you can still sell a derivative.

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> Creative Commons simply restricts selling the software itself.

CC licenses that are not NC absolutely allow third parties to sell the content. They just don't allow them to hinder others from sharing it for free.

As for CC licenses with NC, those do not comply with the Open Source definition either.

> Creative Commons ...

"Commons Clause" is not a Creative Commons license. The two are unrelated.

> Don't buy them, don't eat them.

Consumer protection laws say otherwise. We live in a society with rules and punishments for breaking those rules for a reason.