> These licenses attempt to maintain an open-source spirit
No they’re not. Open source licenses are in the open source spirit.
Source available licenses are not.
Free software is free to use for any purpose. If your software comes with nonfree restrictions, it is not only not free software, it is not in the spirit of free software.
This is just more anticompetitive behavior from those that mistakenly believe that IP is property to be guarded with the machinery of the state (and the associated threat of violence for transgressions) to back them up.
Your software either is free to use for all purposes, or it is not. If it’s the latter, why the fake and misleading “in the spirit” posturing? Make a decision and be proud of it instead of pretending you’re something you’re not.
No they’re not. Open source licenses are in the open source spirit.
Source available licenses are not.
Free software is free to use for any purpose. If your software comes with nonfree restrictions, it is not only not free software, it is not in the spirit of free software.
This is just more anticompetitive behavior from those that mistakenly believe that IP is property to be guarded with the machinery of the state (and the associated threat of violence for transgressions) to back them up.
Your software either is free to use for all purposes, or it is not. If it’s the latter, why the fake and misleading “in the spirit” posturing? Make a decision and be proud of it instead of pretending you’re something you’re not.