Never-Monetize
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A project proposing a 'Never-Monetize' commitment for open-source projects, sparking discussion on tracking and verifying such commitments.
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Ideally the 'Never Monetise' site would record and have a non-removable list of any site which had a hyperlink through to it, as a ledger of the sites that have made this commitment.
If they do then change their policy in the future, this would be independent, verifiable proof of a prior commitment.
I've recently written about a similar topic, regarding an app's commitment to privacy and the cost of not selling user data:
https://www.magiclasso.co/insights/cost-of-privacy/
My post asked a similar question -- how much money could we make if we sold user data instead of committing to a privacy-first approach?