> This is why developers should AGPLv3 their personal projects from day one.

That would be detrimental to "growth hacking" GitHub stars and gaining traction. One can't be paid without baiting users first.

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morkalork 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Is there a free-for-corporate use under XX revenue or limited time license one can pack with an AGPLv3 project? Something that doesn't block people, even businesses, from using the project during the growth stage but also doesn't give away all your rights or ability to get paid later?

	▲	wild_egg 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		The copyright holder is free to grant use under any license they like to whoever they like. It's rare but I've seen a number of projects over the years that have a hard copyleft license along with a line in the readme like "Want to use this with a different license? Send me an email and we'll sort it out"

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matheusmoreira 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

There's gotta be a way to do this ethically, naturally and organically. I want people to engage with my projects too but I don't really want to sell my soul for it.

I hate advertising so I don't even post about my projects anywhere unless some very specific conditions are met. People found and shared my projects anyway. They've made it to the front page of HN. I even gained a GitHub sponsor because of that. Not enough to turn my hobby into full time work but still awesome.