It is a model that preserves some of the attributes of open source
(most particularly the ability of recipients to receive sources for
such software at their whim, modify it, and redistribute it). It has
one important and significant difference, of course, the requirement
that certain use of the software, whether received from the original
author or through an intermediary, still accrue royalties to the
original author(s).
Ah, so a contributor gets nothing, while improving a product that lines the pockets of the original author. Yes, I can see why a business might like this model. The development community, on the other hand, might not. ;)
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