Since you have chosen the SSPL in order to stop companies free riding off your work, you may want to also look at https://licensezero.com as another license option for this or other work you release.
“Open source” software and “free” software as concepts have become entangled to an unhealthy level. Burnout and software project sustainability issues are important to be aware of and manage if we want to have successful long term open source projects that aren’t just sponsored by large companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on.
So I’m glad you thought ahead and chose the SSPL, good luck and don’t let the haters get to you, at the end of the day it is “open source” and you’ll still be able to feed yourself!
“Open source” software and “free” software as concepts have become entangled to an unhealthy level. Burnout and software project sustainability issues are important to be aware of and manage if we want to have successful long term open source projects that aren’t just sponsored by large companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook and so on.
So I’m glad you thought ahead and chose the SSPL, good luck and don’t let the haters get to you, at the end of the day it is “open source” and you’ll still be able to feed yourself!