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.

  • @Xaphanos
    2•9 months ago

    Does CC BY-NC-SA meet your intentions?

    • hauiOP
      -2•9 months ago

      CC BY-NC-SA

      Thanks for mentioning it. I read through it a couple of times already in my search. I want a more clear cut and specific license which says “you may sell it but if you make money, you donate to all foss you use”.