Ask HN: How to create income from software licenses?

1 points by justsomeuser ↗ HN
I want to create a library that can be used in applications.

Users would compile it into their desktop/mobile applications.

Could I create a business model where users pay for a license to use the library, but the source code is available on Github?

Would the app stores remove apps that use the library without a license?

Do you know of any successful businesses that use this type of model (public source code with paid for licenses)?

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I'd recommend to prepend "Ask HN: " in the title. This both makes it easier to spot as a discussion and also puts it under the "ask" tab.