That &quot;formula&quot; really isn&#x27;t particularly difficult to work around.<p>First off, if you&#x27;re open sourcing your codebase because you&#x27;re getting out of a particular market, you have to ask whether revealing techniques and strategies to competitors <i>in that market</i> is really an issue. After all, if those techniques and strategies had given you a competitive advantage, you probably wouldn&#x27;t be having this discussion.<p>Second: If you really <i>are</i> concerned about that, just use the GPL.