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iirc the mold author wanted to make money off of it (and I dont blame him). AGPL is avoided like the plague by big corps: same big corps are known for having m
by cies 2y ago
iirc the mold author wanted to make money off of it (and I dont blame him).
AGPL is avoided like the plague by big corps: same big corps are known for having money to pay for licenses and sometimes (yes, I look at you Amazon) being good at deriving value from FLOSS without giving back.
iirc AGPL was used so everyone can just use it, big biz is still compelled to buy a license. this has been done before and can be seen as one of the strategies to make money off FLOSS.
- dspearson 2y agoUnder what circumstances would commercial companies be required to buy a license?! If they provide Linking as a Service?
- cies 2y agoThey probably wont NEED a license, but --as said-- big corps dont touch AGPL with a ten foot pole because legal. So it's just to shut up legal, most likely.