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Ask HN: Apache-2.0 or LGPL-3.0?
The most common license in the Cloud Native space is Apache 2.0. Our current Open Source Tool is licensed under LGPL-3.0.
Should we change the license to Apache 2.0?
- yes (if yes, why)
- no
- doesn't matter at this point
Thanks!
- louis_w_gk 3y agoThis is the project in case that matters: https://github.com/glasskube/operator https://github.com/glasskube/operator
- DamonHD 3y agoApache will allow some more uses than LGPL, which is why I prefer the former. So that's a vote for yes.
- talboren 3y agocheck out the "Choose an open source license" website [1] [1] https://choosealicense.com/ https://choosealicense.com/
- rhabarba 3y agoThat website only covers a small subset of free licenses though.
- tripleo1 3y agoThis is MIT[1] licensed, if anybody finds _that_ interesting :P Also, by github[2] See tl;drLegal[3] by FOSSA, though that site stinks -- go to the blog. nit: Why the heck can't I swipe select the text on top?? I'm also going to use this opportunity to not say anything about the EPL or MPL. Bye! [1] https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/blob/gh-pages/LICENSE.md https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/blob/gh-pages/L... [2] https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com [3] https://www.tldrlegal.com/ https://www.tldrlegal.com/
- skeptrune 3y agoI think I'd go with Apache. There's still some amount of GPL-phobia regardless of whether or not that's actually warranted.
- francoismassot 3y agoCan you give the reasons why you chose the LGPL-3.0? Did you consider the AGPLv3 too?
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