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		unlinked_dll on Nov 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scapegoating free software’s failures Not to nitpick but OP mentioned "OSS" not "FOSS." Open does not mean free. You can allow others to access to your IP without the freedom to use it however they want, since nothing is black and white.

erik_seaberg on Nov 18, 2019 [–]

https://opensource.org/osd-annotated specifically excludes licenses that “restrict the program from being used in a business”.

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