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Sure, but these are "political" reasons. Is there any circumstance where a programmer may want to copyleft their software, allowing users to download the sourc
by enriquto 6y ago
Sure, but these are "political" reasons. Is there any circumstance where a programmer may want to copyleft their software, allowing users to download the source code of the software that they use, except when the software runs on a server? Who cares, today, if the program that you use runs on a server or on your computer? The plain GPL introduces a somewhat artificial distinction between both cases. In the AGPL, all users are treated equally, and granted the right to obtain the source code of program they use, regardless of where the program runs.
- t-writescode 6y agoYou're asking an inherently political question. Licensing, itself, is political, so you cannot separate political from non-political when it comes to the political topic of licensing. edit: in fact, the act of copy-lefting some work is a political action.
- uneekname 6y agoSecurity comes to mind. As a developing programmer, it can be nerve-wracking to publish the code for public-facing projects. Not that obscurity is effective security, but it can still be a concern