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derealized on Aug 3, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Reflex – Web apps in pure Python

How about tracking licenses or subscriptions sold and show that to investors?

shrimpx on Aug 3, 2023 [–]

How do you do that with an OSS project that's on GitHub?

sdf4j on Aug 3, 2023 | | [–]

by not trying to turn it into a VC fueled rent-seeking cash cow?

shrimpx on Aug 3, 2023 | | | [–]

Fair enough.

derealized on Aug 3, 2023 | | [–]

By switching to a proprietary license for your proprietary product.

If we call things by their names, it's not surprising at all and actually makes solving the situation much easier.

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