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RE: all of the drawbacks mentioned, especially those along the lines of "what would happen is that companies will avoid it entirely, and write their own instead
by corobo 3y ago
RE: all of the drawbacks mentioned, especially those along the lines of "what would happen is that companies will avoid it entirely, and write their own instead"
Isn't that.. the point? If I were to licence something AGPL that is what I want to happen. Folks can use it freely but only I may use it commercially (with the option of licensing to businesses who also want to make some cash off it)
Am I just being dense?
- red_trumpet 3y ago> but only I may use it commercially Even that is not true. Of course you can use APGL'd software commercially, you just have to make your own modifications accessible.
- corobo 3y agoCorrection appreciated, cheers. I was in the mindset of a company that wasn't willing to share their changes
- barryrandall 3y agoI think you're supposed to be upset that an open source project has goals other than "growth at all costs."