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by bombcar 178 days ago
> monetize through advertising

If you open-source, what's preventing someone running a quick copy elsewhere?

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That's what I'm considering. Once my product becomes relatively mature and gains a certain user base, a simple copy by others shouldn't be able to take my users away.
You could use 37Signal's new OSassy license: https://osaasy.dev/

"do-whatever-you-want license, but with the commercial rights for SaaS reserved for the copyright holder"