The execution boundary determines everything: features that need the system alive belong in the platform (OSS). Features that analyze artifacts after shutdown become the product (commercial). A framework for clean OSS/commercial separation.
Why copyleft licenses ‘infect’ derivative works, how GPL differs from permissive licenses, and when viral licensing protects community contributions from proprietary capture
Why Apache 2.0 matters for patent-heavy projects, how it differs from MIT, and when explicit patent grants protect your users and contributors
Why MIT became the most popular open-source license, when to choose it over GPL/Apache/BSD, and a decision framework for selecting the right license for your project