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The main issue is that most companies won't spend the time or money to do a full legal analysis and simply don't allow AGPL to be used in projects.
by pdubs 10y ago
The main issue is that most companies won't spend the time or money to do a full legal analysis and simply don't allow AGPL to be used in projects.
- oh_well 10y agoI agree. I think the AGPL license perceived risk played a significant role in RethinkDB's lack of user acceptance.
- Posibyte 10y agoCan you explain your reasonings as to why you believe this? Also, can you explain how this perceived risk didn't apply to other products such as MongoDB?
- oldmanjay 10y agoI would half seriously posit that people who are using MongoDB in their software are not really all that risk-averse in the first place
- brianwawok 10y agoI know of several fortune 500 companies that blanket ban AGPL. It's not just about the intent of the license. These multi million dollar lawyers can not agree beyond a shadow of a doubt AGPL is safe.