N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🐍💰 "I clicked 'print money' on my keyboard and out came $350K! Who knew a #JavaScript slideshow could be a cash cow? 📸 Spoiler: It's all about #licensing - because who doesn't love reading the fine print in two languages? 🤓💸"
https://www.paritydeals.com/blog/monetize-open-source-dual-licensing/ #printmoney #cashcow #fineprint #HackerNews #ngated
How I made over $300K from a simple open-source side project using dual licensing.

In the last three years, I made over $300K from a simple JavaScript library called lightGallery using dual licensing. Here is everything you need to know about monetizing your open-source project using dual licensing.

Paritydeals
Jeezy2d ago

Multiple submissions on the @lobsters front page today with discussions about post-open source software licensing

I took that as a sign to register https://arewepostopensourceyet.com

Let me know your ideas for what to track on this newest of "Are We ${X} Yet?" domains!

#licensing #software #areweyet

Jeezy2d ago

"SLAM is neither Free Software or Open Source. SLAM is released under the terms of the Peer Production License. This limits use to individual users, non-commercial entities, and other worker owned cooperatives"

The post-open source era is here and I'm 100% here for it

https://worker.informatics.coop/slam/

#linux #nix #licensing

SLAM

jbz3d ago

PHP Officially Retires Its Legacy License

｢ the licensing change simplifies compliance for downstream projects and Linux distributions. The previous PHP License included naming restrictions specific to PHP, and the Zend Engine License was not OSI-approved. An earlier RFC also noted that neither license was GPL-compatible. ｣
https://linuxiac.com/php-officially-retires-its-legacy-license/

#php #licensing #opensource

PHP Officially Retires Its Legacy License

PHP officially retires its legacy PHP License 3.01 after completing the move to the standard BSD 3-Clause license.

Linuxiac
Deadline4d ago

Paramount Will Keep Licensing Some Content To Third Parties; CEO David Ellison Says Strategy Makes Company “Much More Desirable” To Talent
#Executives #News #DavidEllison #Earnings #Licensing #Paramount #ParamountSkydance #Programming #Streaming

https://deadline.com/2026/05/paramount-licensing-programming-david-ellison-1236880495/

Paramount Will Keep Licensing Some Content To Third Parties; CEO David Ellison Says Strategy Makes Company “Much More Desirable” To Talent

Paramount CEO David Ellison told Wall Street analysts Monday that the company will continue licensing some programming to third parties "for the foreseeable future."

Deadline
yasenation5d ago

ARTISTS ROYALTY GUIDE

YASE NATION Families, Let’s Talk Money Music Royalties 101 💰🎶Dear Yasenation Artists & CreativesA quick but important message before you release your next track.Most independent artists write, record, and release music without realizing that each song generates multiple income streams. These streams flow through entirely separate collection systems. Here’s the hard truth: *if you are not registered with the right organizations, that money does not disappear. It goes into a pool […]

https://yasenation.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/artists-royalty-guide/

The Final Straw Radio Podcast | A weekly Anarchist Radio Show & Podcast [Unofficial]5d ago

Vicky Osterweil on Disney, Intellectual Property and Storytelling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/05/03/vicky-osterweil-on-disney-intellectual-property-and-storytelling/

Vicky Osterweil on Disney, Intellectual Property and Storytelling | The Final Straw Radio Podcast

WinbuzzerApr 30

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/30/20260430-microsoft-blames-slacks-lackluster-growth-on-infer-xcxwbn/

UK Court Weighs Microsoft Teams Bundling Against Slack

#MicrosoftTeams #Microsoft #Slack #Salesforce #Antitrust #Lawsuits #EnterpriseSoftware #Microsoft365 #EuropeanCommissionEC #EuropeanUnionEU #UnitedKingdomUK #Licensing #Court

katherine montaltoApr 30
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Mike McBride on M365Apr 29

Worth Reading – Why Copilot works differently now (and why that’s a good thing)

I do appreciate that the water between the two tools is less muddy. It's still not clear. There is still confusion among the average users, but it's a little less murky. That's a good thing. 

https://mikemcbride365.com/2026/04/29/worth-reading-why-copilot-works-differently-now-and-why-thats-a-good-thing/