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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by riveducha on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:49PM (#29912467)
It sounds like otrahuevada is describing the same thing, doesnt it? Choose a commercial license if you want support, or the open source license if you don’t. That is how I understood it.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by jgilias on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @04:59PM (#29913298)
What otrahuevada is describing is a situation in which the software developer determines under what terms a particular user may use the software, not a situation where the user makes this choice. Only the latter situation is (can be) dual licensing. The difference may seem subtle, but it's actually huge.

There was a discussion about this with someone else just yesterday. I'll find the link.

Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29871302#29873586

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