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A comment on Human Source License (HSL).

Re:Human Source License (HSL) by nodar86 on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:05PM (#47914459) 

  > Exception:
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  > * Migros Exception: Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund and its Affiliates are exempt from all commercial license requirements regardless of revenue, AI usage, or any other trigger.
Why is this in the license?
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Re:Human Source License (HSL) by DonThomasitos on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:08PM (#47914502)
Hahah! Like Bitcoin: equal distribution of wealth - except for us that joined early, we get most of course.
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Re:Human Source License (HSL) by chroma_zone on Sunday April 26, 2026 @05:17PM (#47914608)
No mention in the README either. Sneaky
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Re:Human Source License (HSL) by acheong08 on Sunday April 26, 2026 @11:48PM (#47917531)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralph-m-debusmann-63204675/

Author works for that company. License is copied from https://github.com/xdgrulez/kafi which I presume was made for said company and therefore must contain the exception.

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