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Re:Monetizing open-source is problematic by oh_sigh on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:26AM (#27252464)
faker.js - the MIT licensed free software - generates links to fakercloud.com. The error is in faker.js creating links to a paid-service CDN, not in how Retool is using the MIT licensed software.

https://github.com/Marak/faker.js/blob/c9764abd20a198e318367...

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Re:Monetizing open-source is problematic by amadvance on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:42AM (#27252700)
The MIT license has a legal disclaimer, so the responsibility is not on the author of the software.
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Re:Monetizing open-source is problematic by slver on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:32AM (#27253334)
Ok so we have a business model:

1. Have paid service.

2. Have free MIT software that violates the TOS of your own paid service.

3. Comes along a company, uses your MIT software as is.

4. Whine for money, because your TOS is violated.

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