Ask HN: Is it wrong to make money with a .org?

1 points by nullundefined 5y ago ↗ HN

I have an ethical/consious product/service that is for-profit, but self funded. I think a .org would be nice for it, as it serves users well and ethically, but the service does generate income. Is this frowned upon today?

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epc 5y ago ↗

No.

h2odragon 5y ago ↗

'.org' never meant "non-commercial", it meant "not primarily commercial".. no one has, or had, problems with somegame.org making money even before they were charging for domain names and these questions were new.

pmdulaney 5y ago ↗

I would be more concerned with whether it is legal than whether it is ethical. I agree that being ethical is important, but as ethical issues go, this is pretty minor. Making the choice to never divorce your wife would be a much more important ethical decision.