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In best case, the terms "export, borrow from, or touch it" don't make any sense. In worst case (which I believe it is) they're rethorical terms that translate
by pizza234 3y ago
In best case, the terms "export, borrow from, or touch it" don't make any sense.
In worst case (which I believe it is) they're rethorical terms that translate to development/licensing concepts; in this case, they're false:
- "export/borrow" can refer to the act of distributing; SSPL allows developers to redistribute and use; what SSPL prevents is for cloud companies to use it as backend for their services
- "touch" means to modify the code; this is absolutely possible, as it is for GPL
There are a few articles around that explain the motivation behind SSPL. It isn't far from AGPL in intent, but it's just too fuzzy to be accepted as FOSS.