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MinIO has switched their license to AGPL (the community is not happy https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/12143 https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/12143). T
by derkoe 5y ago
MinIO has switched their license to AGPL (the community is not happy https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/12143 https://github.com/minio/minio/issues/12143). The company behind the project is now contacting all users and tells them to pay for the commercial license. They try to make the users feels insecure about the way they use the product. They don't tell you that you are violating the license, they tell you to check with your legal, etc. So most companies will finally just buy it.
This is also a way the AGPL is used: commercial interest, not user freedom.
- _vbnz 5y agoAnd what's wrong with that? At the end of the day, they need revenue to continue development. And this is a good balance between allowing FOSS use-cases whilst not allowing free-loading from proprietary, commercial uses.
- pabs3 5y agoIts unethical to scare people into a commercial license when the AGPL license is good enough for them.
- derkoe 5y agoI understand the need for revenue but starting your commercial relationship with a fraud will not turn out well. I think it would better to show the benefits of buying a license like support or influence in development.