Suppose you implement a system based on Diaspora, the next generation of population and governments will use everyday. For various reasons, such as some of the

Suppose you implement a system based on Diaspora, the next generation of population and governments will use everyday. For various reasons, such as some of the DoD prototype implementations (classified ones), you don't want, or you're required by law to restrict. As you implement the "next-generation system" you don't want the Diaspora guys to take your hard work and make profit of it, distrupting you immediately, because you just started (who are advantaged because they were the first ones, it's a bit like a monopoly, (if you can't see it, try to start a "one-click" hosting for wordpress, after they switch to AGPL)). [1] The other reason is that, such a system is indispensable to this future to work. You would be required by gov law to classify all of your platform (there would be military guards at your data centers :P). edit [1] My point is that they're trenched in their market (the first one should be hosting for Diaspora). Think of it this way, all the people who donated, helped in the process of monopolization of a product they were told would be open (the code yes, but the product it's not).