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> Like the program authors should be allowed to license things however they want. There’s nothing to stop them coming up with their own license (like MongoDB d
by mr_toad 5y ago
> Like the program authors should be allowed to license things however they want.
There’s nothing to stop them coming up with their own license (like MongoDB did). They don’t have to plagiarise the GPL.
- rectang 5y agoMongoDB's Server Side Public License is a derivative of the AGPL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Public_License https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Public_License > The Server Side Public License (SSPL) is a very strong copyleft source-available software license introduced by MongoDB Inc. in 2018. It is a modified version of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
- ZiiS 5y agoWow who would trust a license that is so clearly violating its own license. Hilariously they provide a diff showing them stripping the copyright https://webassets.mongodb.com/_com_assets/legal/SSPL-compared-to-AGPL.pdf https://webassets.mongodb.com/_com_assets/legal/SSPL-compare...
- pabs3 5y agoElsewhere in this thread it was mentioned that the FSF FAQ allows derivative licenses, as long as they have different names.
- ZiiS 5y agoYes, they must have been granted another license to copy the license. Presumably this asked them to also remove attribution to avoid confusion.
- vinceguidry 5y agoThe license grant is in the FAQ. If it comes down to a legal fight the FAQ is usable in court.