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by imarkphillips 430 days ago
Starting a business selling software is actually a big job. Even giving code away with OpenSource licensing brings liability risks.

You'll need to find a business model that pays enough to keep your product going.

Maybe you need a suite of micro tools, sold as a single package, that can earn enough to pay for the business costs.

2 comments

Have there been court cases where developers have been held liable for faults in FOSS code despite the language of the licenses?
What liability risk does opensource licencing have ?