AGPL is the way. Every time I see BSL I just laugh - the AGPL is enough to scare away people that don't want to contribute back. And the enforced contribution m

AGPL is the way. Every time I see BSL I just laugh - the AGPL is enough to scare away people that don't want to contribute back. And the enforced contribution means the original author can incorporate changes they put no effort into back into their own product. IMO the only options for a cloud hosted service are: 1. Closed source 2. AGPL Anything else is a half measure that disproportionately puts users or the business at risk. If they want a CLA, fine. It still enables a fork later. GPL and its derivatives are the only licenses that will stand the test of time for open source products for sale.