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> I asked around for advice and eventually just chose GPL over AGPL because a lot of legal teams seemed allergic to AGPL and some companies even had a blanket b
by enriquto 6y ago
> I asked around for advice and eventually just chose GPL over AGPL because a lot of legal teams seemed allergic to AGPL and some companies even had a blanket ban on it.
So, in other words, you succumbed to F.U.D. (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).
- thecureforzits 6y agoOne look at the comments in a typical HN thread about FOSS shows how good a job the big players (Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc) have done turning what was a threat into an asset. We literally now have people proclaiming how great it is to be able to work without being paid as if it were a badge of honor.
- oefrha 6y agoNo, they succumbed to the certainty that companies in general are allergic to AGPL, which might be a result of FUD, but the FUD wasn’t what they succumbed to.