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Does this mean "private repo" closed source, or "don't copy paste our shit" closed source?

contravariant 6y ago
>Mapbox gl-js version 2.0 or higher (“Mapbox Web SDK”) must be used according to the Mapbox Terms of Service. This license allows developers with a current active Mapbox account to use and modify the Mapbox Web SDK. Developers may modify the Mapbox Web SDK code so long as the modifications do not change or interfere with marked portions of the code related to billing, accounting, and anonymized data collection. The Mapbox Web SDK only sends anonymized usage data, which Mapbox uses for fixing bugs and errors, accounting, and generating aggregated anonymized statistics. This license terminates automatically if a user no longer has an active Mapbox account. See: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
tuukkah 6y ago
"Pay $5 per 1,000 page loads" closed source.
- EricMapbox 6y ago
  Up to 50,000 - Free https://www.mapbox.com/pricing/ https://www.mapbox.com/pricing/ A map load is counted every time Mapbox GL JS initializes on a webpage or in a web app. A map load includes unlimited Vector Tiles API and Raster Tiles API requests.
  - tuukkah 6y ago
    Closed source nonetheless.
  - sroussey 6y ago
    So, now we must be careful not to clear out such initializations? Not React friendly at all.
- krick 6y ago
  That doesn't answer the question. And has nothing to do with closed source, really.
  - tuukkah 6y ago
    So C cannot answer the false dichotomy of A or B? Not all closed source software is pay-per-use, but this one is. And can you point me to an open source license that requires pay per use? This move to closed source stops the free use that was possible this far with the open source license. To me, that's a plausible motive. Is there a more significant one?
  - EricMapbox 6y ago
    yeah, posted notes/deets https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-api-sky-api-launch https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-a... Developers need a Mapbox account and access token. v2 is available in the same way as v1 -- the project source code is available on Github at https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-api-sky-api-launch https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-a... for open collaboration with the community. New features will be on v2.
    - kylebarron 6y ago
      Why would the community want to collaborate on a project that's not openly-licensed?
      - yorwba 6y ago
        There might be a bug that only affects a handful of people and doesn't get prioritized by the company. Then one of those people might want to collaborate on the project just to get their personal pain point fixed.
    - tuukkah 6y ago
      Please stop the open-washing: v1 was available under the BSD open source license, v2 is not. You are making a fool of your company by acting as if open source is not important.

>Mapbox gl-js version 2.0 or higher (“Mapbox Web SDK”) must be used according to the Mapbox Terms of Service. This license allows developers with a current active Mapbox account to use and modify the Mapbox Web SDK. Developers may modify the Mapbox Web SDK code so long as the modifications do not change or interfere with marked portions of the code related to billing, accounting, and anonymized data collection. The Mapbox Web SDK only sends anonymized usage data, which Mapbox uses for fixing bugs and errors, accounting, and generating aggregated anonymized statistics. This license terminates automatically if a user no longer has an active Mapbox account. See: https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-js/blob/main/LICENSE.txt

tuukkah 6y ago

"Pay $5 per 1,000 page loads" closed source.

EricMapbox 6y ago
Up to 50,000 - Free https://www.mapbox.com/pricing/ https://www.mapbox.com/pricing/ A map load is counted every time Mapbox GL JS initializes on a webpage or in a web app. A map load includes unlimited Vector Tiles API and Raster Tiles API requests.
- tuukkah 6y ago
  Closed source nonetheless.
- sroussey 6y ago
  So, now we must be careful not to clear out such initializations? Not React friendly at all.
krick 6y ago
That doesn't answer the question. And has nothing to do with closed source, really.
- tuukkah 6y ago
  So C cannot answer the false dichotomy of A or B? Not all closed source software is pay-per-use, but this one is. And can you point me to an open source license that requires pay per use? This move to closed source stops the free use that was possible this far with the open source license. To me, that's a plausible motive. Is there a more significant one?
- EricMapbox 6y ago
  yeah, posted notes/deets https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-api-sky-api-launch https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-a... Developers need a Mapbox account and access token. v2 is available in the same way as v1 -- the project source code is available on Github at https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-api-sky-api-launch https://www.mapbox.com/blog/mapbox-gl-js-v2-3d-maps-camera-a... for open collaboration with the community. New features will be on v2.
  - kylebarron 6y ago
    Why would the community want to collaborate on a project that's not openly-licensed?
    - yorwba 6y ago
      There might be a bug that only affects a handful of people and doesn't get prioritized by the company. Then one of those people might want to collaborate on the project just to get their personal pain point fixed.
  - tuukkah 6y ago
    Please stop the open-washing: v1 was available under the BSD open source license, v2 is not. You are making a fool of your company by acting as if open source is not important.