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Re:Show HN: Calcflow, an open-source complex maths visualiza... by j_s on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:37PM (#15290618)
Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Do you know why the project is released under a custom license, rather than something familiar? If this could be summarized in a few simple sentences I'd appreciate it. Ain't nobody got time to read all that legalese.

For example: is the purpose of the license to prevent commercial re-use? In other words: what does this custom license accomplish that no normal OSI-approved license could?

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Re:Show HN: Calcflow, an open-source complex maths visualiza... by ottomanbob on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @02:16PM (#15296702)
The primary function is to prevent commercial reuse. We work with a lot of institutional and enterprise clients and it's a bit complicated to protect their purchase of our software while allowing others to modify the source + grant them free personal use.
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