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by emersion 2787 days ago
There are two issues. First, naming is confusing, as you said, and wording implies "<open source license> + something more" instead of "<open source license> but with more restrictions". Second, some open-source projects choosing the Commons Clause still say they are FOSS. Choosing Commons Clause is your choice, lying to your users is different.