after reading Ford Foundation document [0] i'll go beyond and purpose FOSS not only limit commercial use but also forking [1] as it seems we have an endless stream of libraries which do the same thing, scattering even more this "fragile" ecosystem which would benefit so much of big tech's evergreen
Being able to fork your own version is a desirable goal and by design. The original author can and will probably not want to take his project in all kind of imaginable directions.
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[0] <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/learning/library/research-reports/roads-and-bridges-the-unseen-labor-behind-our-digital-infrastructure/" rel="nofollow">https://www.fordfoundation.org/learning/library/research-rep... [1] <a href="https://happort.org/constraining_freedom" rel="nofollow">https://happort.org/constraining_freedom
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