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Licensing software to make it antagonistic to business is a good way to ensure no one is ever paid to improve it, which is a good way to see it stagnate. Do you
by kec 9y ago
Licensing software to make it antagonistic to business is a good way to ensure no one is ever paid to improve it, which is a good way to see it stagnate. Do you really think Linux would have gone anywhere had it been licensed under those terms? There’s a reason it never moved to GPLv3.
- jbboehr 9y agoLooks like it's possible to have a "Lesser" AGPL. libbitcoin[1] uses such a license. Also licensing things under a dual AGPL/commercial license seems perfect for things like databases. Mongo uses it IIRC. [1] https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/blob/master/COPYING https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/blob/master/COPYING