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Forced open source for everyone but them. They retain copyright and will continue to sell proprietary adaptions, while forbidding everyone else to do the same.

• lrvick 3y ago
  I will only pay for chat servers with all public code. If they go proprietary they lose my money and support. I would find/fork a LibreMatrix and direct myself and all my clients to use that instead. Openness and accountability is why I use matrix, and expect many others feel the same. It is in the best interest of Element to stay open. After all, end to end encryption is impossible to trust if a central party controls both ends.
  • Arathorn 3y ago
    The reason for the CLA is so we can sell AGPL exceptions to those who are allergic to AGPL, not so we can further relicense down the road.
    • lrvick 3y ago
      Great to hear that directly from you. Makes sense to me.