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The blog post points to cloud software as "the [new] enemy of freedom in computing", but then advocates for using permissive licenses (MIT, BSD, or Apache, inst
by vvillena 6y ago
The blog post points to cloud software as "the [new] enemy of freedom in computing", but then advocates for using permissive licenses (MIT, BSD, or Apache, instead of, say, AGPL) while "counteracting the monopolising effects of cloud software, developing sustainable business models that allow open source software to thrive, and pushing for regulation that prioritises the interests of software users over the interests of vendors".
Isn't AGPL helpful for that?
- rectang 6y agoKleppmann addresses that in the article: https://martin.kleppmann.com/2021/04/14/goodbye-gpl.html#legal-tools-to-promote-software-freedom https://martin.kleppmann.com/2021/04/14/goodbye-gpl.html#leg... > However, this hasn’t really worked: most vendors of cloud software simply refuse to use AGPL-licensed software, and either use a different implementation with a more permissive license, or re-implement the necessary functionality themselves, or buy a commercial license that comes without the copyleft clauses. The AGPL's protections would mean more if there were no alternative implementations available under other licenses. But there will always be alternatives.