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If it matters or not... as an unaffected person, but an open source + license nerd, I like the outcome of what you've done. (and yes... "open source in spirit" seems like your hearts are in the right place).

When you're talking about the licenses I think it's great that you've introduced the talking points of "right to repair/improve" ... that's something which is guaranteed via DFSG (b/c you can do what you want with it), but it's great to see it called out as a more fundamental concept expressed in "non-legalese".

You're also looking at "protections" which could be called out as: "the protection from $CLOUD_PROVIDER taking our work and using it to strangle our company and the people who made it" ... probably with a different wording though.

Have you considered writing down a set of principles / protections which you could rally other businesses around as well? Something like the DFSG guidelines, but organized around protecting potential revenue streams?

What would it look like if you had another option / logo on the creative commons license picker? (ie: "$NO + $CLOUD + $MONEY")... https://creativecommons.org/choose/

What would your "Timescale Monetizeable Source Available Guidelines" look like, and could they be expressed as snappily as you've expresed "Right to Repair" and "Right to Improve"?


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