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.

  • @[email protected]
    28•9 months ago

    i dont want you to make money off of my invention without giving back

    Why do you think that you’re interested in writing FOSS software? Nothing you’ve posted here supports that claim. You do, however, speak like a textbook entrepreneur who wants to be paid for their innovation.

    • Atemu
      8•9 months ago

      Their concern is obviously solving the dire problem of FOSS maintainers not getting compensated for their work, not getting rich themselves.

      • @[email protected]
        7•9 months ago

        Obviously. With this much “I/me/my” in their rhetoric, it’s clear that they’re thinking about everyone else.

    • hauiOP
      -10•9 months ago

      I have built stuff to help people all my life and have gotten fuck all for it. Its very easy to understand why I sound like this. Because I dont like people freeloading on others. Its selfish and disgusting.

      • @[email protected]
        9•9 months ago

        If you don’t like people accepting what you freely offer, then don’t offer it. If you want to be paid, sell your work. It’s extraordinarily simple.

        • hauiOP
          -8•9 months ago

          I dont like your condescending tone mate. I can have my opinion without having this and that ascribed to my personality every step of the way. Stop projecting.

          I‘m ending this now. Good bye.

          • @Squizzy
            3•9 months ago

            Im an outsider to this community but I am confused by this. I actually do understand wanting to earn from your work but I wouldn’t then offer free stuff expecting money in return.

            I am not in IT but with my skillset I get paid from work and then I do charity work separately, I dont think it would make sense for me to find issue with the lack of return on my charitable time.

            • hauiOP
              -2•9 months ago

              I can relate. I‘m not asking to get paid by anyone. I‘m expecting to get paid by people who earn money with my work.

              But I have found a satisfying solution. I‘ll just license my work under agpl and nobody can use it for proprietary stuff.

              I was trying to help but most folks were unable to be constructive and see that. Instead they did everything to shut me down so I blocked them. Everybody won.

          • @[email protected]
            2•9 months ago

            On the contrary, friend, I’m simply trying to help you see that you’re reinventing the wheel. Literally everything that you’ve said you want in a software license already exists. Bill Gates already did it. It’s called proprietary software. Develop it and license it to whoever wants to use it.

            It actually sounds like you want to open a software development studio or a consortium of independent contractors. It’s a great idea. Run with it.