Ask HN: Thoughts on DUKI License – Open-Source Meets Universal Kindness?
Key points:
Projects could use a new 'DUKI-n License' or add a 'DUKI-n Required' clause to existing licenses.
- Profit-Sharing Requirement: 'n' represents the percentage of net profit to be contributed (default 1%).mOnly applies to companies making a profit from the DUKI-licensed projects. Creators and main maintainers of the projects would be exempt.
- Decentralized Governance: A decentralized system oversees the allocation of contributions, ensuring transparency and community involvement. (think of WorldID becoming more private and more decentralized, so that every human gets a WorldID to claim the money, contributions are also on chain)
- Universal Kindness Focus: Aims to address imbalances where large corporations benefit significantly from open source without proportionate contribution, focusing on improving lives worldwide, especially for populations left behind or even hurt by technological advances. Funds are directly distributed to all lives to improve lives globally.
- Open Source Spirit: Maintains the collaborative and open nature of traditional open source licenses while adding a social responsibility component. Shifts focus towards using open source as a catalyst for corporate social responsibility and reducing global inequalities.
- Scalable Impact: As company profits grow, so does their contribution, creating a scalable model for positive impact.
What are your thoughts on this concept? Do you see potential benefits or drawbacks? How might this impact the open source ecosystem and corporate adoption of open source technologies?