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Re:Ask HN: Can an open-source and paid Mac app be a sustaina... by endore8_ on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:21PM (#43775079)
Yeah, that is a good point. My fear is about those few who can fork and make it available for free for everyone.
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Re:Ask HN: Can an open-source and paid Mac app be a sustaina... by retrac on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:47PM (#43775385)
You can use trademark to prevent someone from calling it the same name.

Or perhaps open-source the core library while leaving the Mac specific code under proprietary copyright.

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Re:Ask HN: Can an open-source and paid Mac app be a sustaina... by endore8_ on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:52PM (#43775434)
Yep, it got me thinking maybe I can open parts of the codebase that have less business value and see how it develops.
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