Hacker GitHub

← All repos

db4j/pupl

View on GitHub ↗ ★ 3 HTML

Payed Use Permissive License - liberal but non-free

7 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 0 stories, 7 comments · first 2017-09-14 · latest 2024-09-22

Mentions per year 7 mentions · busiest year 2018 (3)
20082026
AllStoriesComments NewestTopOldest
  1. …the details right is hard - i'm no longer actively working on my own stuff, but my attempt was: https://github.com/db4j/pupl - note: if i was doing this today, the core limit would be much higher
    comment by nqzero · 2024-09-22 · in WP Engine is not WordPress
  2. …see as the underlying strengths of Open Source - reducing the risks of collaboration and adoption: https://github.com/db4j/PUPL It requires paying for usage above a level, but is symmetric and permissive and makes future costs predictable,…
    comment by nqzero · 2019-09-22 · in Open-source companies gather to gripe: Cloud giants sell our code as a service
  3. …the divide - capturing many of the freedoms of open source while still requiring a subscription https://github.com/db4j/pupl
    comment by nqzero · 2018-12-15 · in Open source confronts its midlife crisis
  4. …of FOSS while allowing a revenue stream if a package is successful. would love any feedback https://github.com/db4j/pupl
    comment by nqzero · 2018-12-01 · in De-facto closed source: the case for understandable software
  5. …that they can also monetize their work * assure users that prices won't change unpredictably https://github.com/db4j/pupl/blob/master/PUPL.md would love any feedback or alternative licenses that capture similar elements
    comment by nqzero · 2018-10-30 · in It's not okay to pretend your software is open source
  6. …to capture that predictability i've written a license that attempts to capture more of a balance: https://github.com/db4j/pupl
    comment by nqzero · 2017-10-06 · in The License Zero Manifesto
  7. …dbms for java developers, but similar to caddy in that many good alternatives exist and are free) https://github.com/db4j/pupl http://db4j.org/pupl/PUPL - you can freely copy, modify and distribute the software - non-production use is…
    comment by nqzero · 2017-09-14 · in Announcing Caddy Commercial Licenses