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Well, people use MongoDB... AGPL only requires open sourcing any modifications you make to the software when you give users direct access to a server running t
by jgreen10 11y ago
Well, people use MongoDB...
AGPL only requires open sourcing any modifications you make to the software when you give users direct access to a server running the software, which seems like something you would never want to do in case of a database.
You can use database servers running AGPL software in a closed source SaaS:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.en.html http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.en.html
- reitanqild 11y agoMongoDB used to distribute drivers under a more permissive license for this exact reason IIRC.
- jgreen10 11y agoWell, applications that want to use Citus can just use whichever PostgreSQL client is available.
- reitanqild 11y agoThanks, twists my head but as far as I see it could work.- IANAL