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by thescriptkiddie
1479 days ago
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FSF-compatible licenses absolutely can exclude commercial usage, and software can be made simultaneously available under a separate (paid) commercial license if the authors wish. It's only the OSI that doesn't allow this. |
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Can they? The FSF seems pretty strict on saying that commercial usage cannot be excluded.
> “Free software” does not mean “noncommercial.” On the contrary, a free program must be available for commercial use, commercial development, and commercial distribution. This policy is of fundamental importance—without this, free software could not achieve its aims.
From https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html