Kleppmann addresses that in the article: https://martin.kleppmann.com/2021/04/14/goodbye-gpl.html#legal-tools-to-promote-software-freedom https://martin.kleppm

Kleppmann 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.