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  • Basically, I want BSD minus the commercial use, plus an option to use in commercial as long as they have my permission. Commented Feb 21, 2011 at 0:01
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    That doesn't make sense -- something that forbids commercial use will not be allowed in a BSD-licensed project. Commented Feb 21, 2011 at 0:02
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    The point beeing that BSD minus something won't be BSD compatible anymore and therefore in contradiction with point 3. Commented Feb 21, 2011 at 0:03
  • If I offered a dual-license under the LGPL, as a library it could be used with BSD code, could it not? Commented Feb 21, 2011 at 0:14
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    LGPL allows commercial use. Even if you dual with another license, a company could simply refer to the LGPL license and use your software without your permission. Basically dual licensing can only increase the freedom of use, not reduce it. Dual license means that users can choose which license they like to use. Commented Feb 21, 2011 at 0:35