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Has that worked in the real world? I know some companies have had their software nabbed by other companies..... did they not use GPL? I guess I’m thinking of
by boltefnovor 6y ago
Has that worked in the real world?
I know some companies have had their software nabbed by other companies..... did they not use GPL?
I guess I’m thinking of elasticsearch but surely other companies have been turned into services by big companies?
- eitland 6y agoCertain companies have complained because other companies made a profit from selling hosting of their (A)GPL software. This is totally OK with the (A)GPL which is why certain companies has tried to come up with new licenses, none of which are compatible with OSI Open Source. (I specify OSI Open Source here since someone took the time to dig out enough references to convince me (and probably others) that the term open source was used more or less for the same idea well before OSI started using it.)
- Etheryte 6y agoFor anyone interested in this in more detail, [1] and [2] offer good examples and context. [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.en.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.en.html [2] https://stackoverflow.com/a/2127313/1470607 https://stackoverflow.com/a/2127313/1470607