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Re:WiX Toolset: Introduce the Open Source Maintenance Fee by kvemkon on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:45AM (#44720306)
Keeping downloads/installation behind EULA seems controversial (with all the discussed pros and cons). But prohibiting (or even making it illegal?) to open an issue seems to disrupt how free software communities work. Of course you are free to delay feedback for e.g. 2 weeks (see free access to lwn.net) or not to answer at all or to mark such an issue and move it to discussions but not to limit feedback to your project in such a way.
Re:WiX Toolset: Introduce the Open Source Maintenance Fee by robmensching on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @07:14PM (#44740654)
You should read the EULA. You'll find it doesn't say anything about the issue tracker.

The EULA is actually a very standard software license that basically says if you use the software and you make revenue, you need to pay the fee.