<div dir="ltr">At OW2 Con a few years ago, someone from the Talend company introduced in a talk the concept of "open core". And he explained the difference with "open source".<div><br></div><div>This was really similar.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br style="color:rgb(111,123,138);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(111,123,138);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><table style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(111,123,138);font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><tbody><tr><td width="80" style="padding:0px"><a href="https://www.prestashop.com/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=emails-signatures" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(13,99,143);outline:0px" target="_blank"><img src="http://img-cdn.prestashop.com/signatures/signature-logo.png" alt="PrestaShop" width="68" height="85" border="0" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle"></a></td><td style="padding:0px"><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(52,57,67)"><span style="font-weight:700">Antoine Thomas aka ttoine</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(52,57,67)">Developer Advocate</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(104,115,127)"><span style="display:inline-block">t: +33 (0)6 63 13 79 06</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 7px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Open Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(104,115,127)"><a href="mailto:antoine.thomas@prestashop.com" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(104,115,127);outline:0px" target="_blank">antoine.thomas@prestashop.com</a></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" height="10" style="padding:0px;font-size:1px"><br></td></tr></tbody></table><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 9:15 AM, Rick Moen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com" target="_blank">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Quoting B Galliart (<a href="mailto:bgallia@gmail.com">bgallia@gmail.com</a>):<br>
<br>
> A couple months ago, I evaluated Pritunl, the "Open Source Enterprise<br>
> Distributed OpenVPN and IPsec Server"<br>
</span>[...]<br>
<span class=""><br>
> (1) What advocacy information does the Open Source Initiative provide which<br>
> indicates it is possible to protect the commercial viability of a product<br>
> when honoring the Open Source Definition?<br>
<br>
</span>I am not a spokesman of any kind for OSI, just a member of the open<br>
source community. Perhaps someone with official status will get around<br>
to contributing to this thread, too. <br>
<br>
However, a quick check on OSI's site found entries on the FAQ that are<br>
helpful, and include pointers to further resources, e.g., <br>
<br>
Q; How do I make money if anybody can sell my code?<br>
<br>
A: You can sell services based on the code (i.e., sell your time), sell<br>
warranties and other assurances, sell customization and maintenance<br>
work, license the trademark, etc. The only kind of profit strategy that<br>
is incompatible with Open Source is monopoly-based sales, also known as<br>
"royalties". See this article [link] for how to think about business<br>
strategies that make money from Open Source. Also, this 2015 survey of<br>
open source leaders (including many OSI Directors) provides several<br>
business models for Free and Open Source software [link].<br>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.org/faq#profit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://opensource.org/faq#<wbr>profit</a><br>
<span class=""><br>
> (2) If someone still is not convinced the OSD is right for their product<br>
> but still wants to market their limited license code as Open Source, what<br>
> is the downside in doing so?<br>
<br>
</span>Ignominy. The accurate perception that the claim is fraudulent and<br>
deceptive.<br>
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