Open Source Commercial Restrictions

The cluster centers on debates about whether open-source licenses can prohibit commercial use, with commenters citing the Open Source Definition that requires allowing commercial usage and discussing alternatives like dual licensing.

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sp332 • Jul 20, 2023 • View on HN

You can't use it in an open-source project. Open source licenses don't restrict commercial use.

krrishd • Jul 26, 2014 • View on HN

Just curious, couldn't you open source it but have a license that doesn't allow commercial usage of it?

MisterTea • Aug 27, 2024 • View on HN

Is there a no commercial use license?

detaro • Jun 8, 2019 • View on HN

No Open-Source license forbids commercial use.

rgbrgb • Apr 27, 2023 • View on HN

Where does it prohibit commercial use? I’m not seeing that in the license.

pabs3 • Jun 8, 2022 • View on HN

Discriminating against commercial usage is not allowed under the Open Source Definition:https://opensource.org/osd

jordigh • Oct 4, 2018 • View on HN

Why forbid commercial use? Wouldn't the GPL be enough and keep the software free?

stonemetal • Aug 4, 2015 • View on HN

Then it isn't MIT licensed. The MIT license allows for commercial use.

chrsig • Aug 24, 2022 • View on HN

do you mean to say it wouldn't be libre software, due to the commercial use restriction?

sp332 • Feb 14, 2018 • View on HN

Doesn't this just mean you have to contact the author to work out terms for a commercial license?