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Re:The world needs a software bill of materials by JohnJamesRambo on Sunday March 21, 2021 @09:49AM (#26530412)
> developed by one guy in his rented basement and big corporations make billions on the back of it without sharing a penny. We need a royalty system

I mean isn’t this what a software patent is for? And you guys hate those. It’s how you are properly compensated for your inventions.

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Re:The world needs a software bill of materials by pessimizer on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:04AM (#26530528)
It has absolutely nothing to do with software patents, which are garbage, it's simple copyright. It's literally the way all proprietary software is distributed, sprinkled randomly with "open source spirit", with a vaguely specified micropayments system bolted on.

Giving away your software to small business and individuals has nothing to do with Open Source, Microsoft (among others) does it with some of its biggest products that it later charges your firstborn for after you get past a certain size. If you want to do this, just do it.

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Re:The world needs a software bill of materials by the_optimist on Sunday March 21, 2021 @10:07AM (#26530554)
No, this is what copyrights and licensing are for. Patents were/are merely a silly exercise in language, exploitable primarily within the legal community.
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