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MongoDB did never care about Open Source (as a movement) - their CEO was always very open - they used Open Source as a freemium strategy (or cheap marketing) so
by PeterZaitsev 2y ago
MongoDB did never care about Open Source (as a movement) - their CEO was always very open - they used Open Source as a freemium strategy (or cheap marketing) so there is no surprise they moved to proprietary license once they achieved substantial market position
- weinzierl 2y agoI think, regardless what their CEO said or not, what counts at the end of the day is what is in the license. The SSPL is literally AGPL + poisonous pill for cloud providers. Characterizing it as proprietary is neither really true nor helpful in my opinion. What I hope we can agree on is that the SSPL (and the other similar licenses) don't focus on the users freedoms and compromise it in a way to reach their objectives. If more people understood this and chose to put their projects under AGPL I'd be more than happy, but I'm also glad licenses like the SSPL exist as an option for people and organizations that want it.