"what do you mean it's like donating to a charity? we already have a corporate social responsibility budget, and it's spent on XYZ. We don't need to donate anymore".
Because it's the "officially supported" version and companies don't like running software that isn't eligible for official support.
I seek contributions back, while not leaving a gaping hole for SaaS vendors to extend & close my codebase.
The open source project could do the same thing -- free for personal use (including code!) and $X for corporate use (including code!).
Open Source means just that: that the source is open and available. You are thinking about "free software"
> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
What you're describing is sometimes referred to as a "source available" license, which is a much lower standard.