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MongoDB'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
by rectang 5y ago
MongoDB'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.