Question

Are there any real alternatives (i.e. non-customized software license agreement) to the AGPL license if you want to share your source code and make money selling software licenses?

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Solution

Sure. The GPL.

There are many companies that make money by providing services and support for an open-source project. The GPL insures that no other company can take the code private and turn it into a proprietary application.

You can also go with a Dual-Licensing model, like Sencha does. The motivation for paying for a commercial license is that you don't have to open-source your own code.

Sencha Ext JS is made available under Commercial License or the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3). The Commercial License requires the payment of a fee for each Designated User (i.e. developer). If you choose not to pay a fee and use the GPLv3 license, you are required to release the source code of any program that you distribute that uses Ext JS. If you choose to pay for a Commercial License, you are not required to disclose your source code.

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