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AGPL would probably matter here - it's viral and would potentially require open sourcing all software in the stack that interacts with it, for example the syste
by Xylakant 4y ago
AGPL would probably matter here - it's viral and would potentially require open sourcing all software in the stack that interacts with it, for example the systems that AWS uses to manage the Elasticsearch instances. In any case, AGPL is on the "do not use" list for many enterprises, regardless whether it would have any effect or not in the specific case. Engineers that want to use AGPL software often would have to go through legal, so it does stifle corporate adoption.
- tsimionescu 4y agoThe only difference between the AGPL and the GPL is whether offering access to the software over a network is considered distribution or not by the license itself (AGPL says yes, GPL says no). Otherwise, they are both exactly as viral. You are quite right to some extent about corporate policy differences. I think the status quo might be trending away from this extreme caution, but it's still there in many corps.