I made up the term. The idea is that non-commercial users get a BSD 2-clause license but commercial users pay small fee for a license.
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That approach seems viable - but also seems to let a lot of value generation go uncaptured. Not making an “it’s not fair” argument, but /1
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from a purely economic standpoint, consumer surplus is huge here, and producer surplus is almost nil. For OSS author, you might be /1
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creating huge value, but only capturing 9-5 salary for it. /3
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I mean at this point we're really just discussing the normal consequences of capitalism.
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I really just don't see how the alternative models capture nearly as much value for the creators of OSS than the salary model.
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If we're really just saying "I can't figure out how to make a unicorn company from OSS" then sure, but stuff like 0L doesn't help there.
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So you think it’s basically impossible to capture that surplus? No snark intended, genuinely curious.
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I think that analysis also misses economic value created by people who contribute to OSS and improve their careers.
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