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Is there a License that requires the user to donate if they make revenue? (lemmy.giftedmc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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I tried a couple license finders and I even looked into the OSI database but I could not find a license that works pretty much like agpl but requiring payment (combined 1% of revenue per month, spread evenly over all FOSS software, if applicable) if one of these is true:

the downstream user makes revenue (as in "is a company" or gets donations)
the downstream distributor is connected to a commercial user (e.g. to exclude google from making a non profit to circumvent this license)

I ask this because of the backdoor in xz and the obviously rotten situation in billion dollar companies not kicking their fair share back to the people providing this stuff.

So, if something similar exists, feel free to let me know.

Thanks for reading and have a good one.

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[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 9 points 3 months ago

I think this has been the best explanation together with the least condescending attitude in this whole thread. Thank you very much for making this easily understandable. I feel understood and can now grasp this a lot better.

If more people were like you, this world would be a much better place. You have my deepest respect.

Have a nice day.