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1. throwa+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-12-28 09:32:25
It would be a huge gamble if the "0$ version" (e.g. GitHub repo) gets more popular that anticipated and the one with the bigger price tag not growing accordingly and the whole risk calculation falls apart.

There is always the possibility to only offer the priced version, even if it is free software. Someone else could of course redistribute it and then it would be their responsibility. That would be a less convenient world.

An open question certainly also is, when it becomes a product? Source Code alone (inredients)? Or executable form (usable)?

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2. davora+Iy1[view] [source] 2023-12-28 19:43:23
>>throwa+(OP)
> There is always the possibility to only offer the priced version, even if it is free software. Someone else could of course redistribute it and then it would be their responsibility.

I thought the CRA would make the original distributor responsible for what they distributed. So A distributed to B and B redistributes to C, A is still has responsibilities to C. B might also have be in trouble when something goes wrong but B redistributing does not shield A to my understanding.

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