From Project to Profit: Commercial Open Source Software Licensing and Business Models

Are you trying to choose an open source license for your commercial open source project? How do businesses make money using open source software? Heather Meeker, VC and software licensing attorney, explains how open source licenses and business models work together.
Links mentioned in presentation:
COSSCI docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
License Picker
heathermeeker.com/license-pic...
PolyForm Project
polyformproject.org
Open Source for Business, Third Edition
www.heathermeeker.com/links

[@wandering_prince]

I just would like to say thank you. This video helps me clear up so many confusions regarding software licensing.

[@heathermeeker5298]

Thank you so much!

[@freephile]

Thanks for sharing your expertise Heather! The most comprehensive and accurate explanation I've ever seen.

[@paulholsters7932]

Great presentation. Thx a lot!

[@conceptofeverything8793]

Great stuff right there, all in one.

[@MidasGoldKing]

Thank you so much, this is very informative and extremely useful. Thanks a bunch !

[@coachbonnymorlak]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@Dieterbe]

33:00 seek patents means claiming patents? How is good to offer licenses that promise that you won't claim patents , if you plan to do so ? - thanks for the video :)

[@heathermeeker5298]

Seeking patents means "patent prosecution" or having a program of writing patents. Most companies that have a patent process are constantly writing and applying for patents. Patents usually don't issue for two years or more. Therefore, most patents on inventions embodied in software under current development have not issued yet, and the company is still in the process of seeking them. Open source doesn't mean you won't seek patents, it just usually makes them not worthwhile to prosecute.

[@Dieterbe]

37:35 isn't AGPL OSI approved ? I'm not sure why it's listed as a source available license here.

[@heathermeeker5298]

It is OSI approved.