Open Source Business Found Parasitic, and the ADCL

[maa at liacc.up.pt]

Quoting "David K. Gasaway" <dave at gasaway.org>:

> Chris F Clark wrote:
> 
> > It is a model that preserves some of the attributes of open source
> > (most particularly the ability of recipients to receive sources for
> > such software at their whim, modify it, and redistribute it).  It has
> > one important and significant difference, of course, the requirement
> > that certain use of the software, whether received from the original
> > author or through an intermediary, still accrue royalties to the
> > original author(s).  
> 
> Ah, so a contributor gets nothing, while improving a product that lines 
> the pockets of the original author.  Yes, I can see why a business might 
> like this model.  The development community, on the other hand, might 
> not.  ;)

The above is not quite my proposed model. I propose *every* contributor earns 
its share. In fact I don't distinguish between original author and 
contributor: they are all authors.

--MAA

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