open source license with exceptions for commercial use

[David Johnson]

On Tuesday 22 January 2002 02:59 pm, Tobias Wegner wrote:

> for my software projects i am looking for a license, that garanties free
> and unlimited use for noncommercial purposes like private use, research,
> redistribution, etc. if someone wants to make money with it, i mean he gets
> more money than his selfcosts, he should license it from me. than he should
> also be freed from publishing source code, but as a "punish" he must pay a
> license fee. would you know a license, that covers my intentions ?

Open Source means the software is free to use for any purpose by any person. 
Software that restricts commercial usage will not be Open Source, no matter 
how free it may otherwise be.

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