Status.Net (raised over $2 million in funding) uses the AGPL. Their software is similar to Twitter (they run http://identi.ca http://identi.ca), but they seem t

Status.Net (raised over $2 million in funding) uses the AGPL. Their software is similar to Twitter (they run http://identi.ca http://identi.ca), but they seem to be targeting the enterprise market: http://status.net/enterprise-network http://status.net/enterprise-network If I made my living selling desktop software, the benefit of using BSD licensed libraries without contributing back to the community would be obvious. The GPL has a similar status among web companies. As a consumer, however, I appreciate the choices that AGPL software give me (e.g. hosting the software on my own server, adding or removing features, etc.).