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Or SSPL, which extends AGPL with even more sharing requirements.
by direwolf20 6mo ago
Or SSPL, which extends AGPL with even more sharing requirements.
- aleph_minus_one 6mo agoThe SSPL is not an open-source license.
- cxr 6mo ago> It's deception, plain and simple, to claim that the software has all the benefits and promises of open source when it does not. From "The SSPL is Not an Open Source License" <https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-license https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-l...>
- direwolf20 6mo agoYes it is. It plainly meets all the criteria in the definition iff AGPL meets them too.
- aleph_minus_one 6mo agoThe central difference is that SSPL discriminates against specific fields of endeavor, while the AGPL doesn't; see * https://web.archive.org/web/20230411163802/https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/2019-February/003977.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230411163802/https://lists.ope... * https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-license https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-l... * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Server_Side_Public_License&oldid=1335206483#Certification_with_OSI https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Server_Side_Publi...
- direwolf20 6mo agoWhich fields of endeavor? Does it say you can't use the software to run a nuclear power plant, or a military jet? Does it say you can't use it in a restaurant?
- aleph_minus_one 6mo agoThere are special restrictions if the software is conveyed over a network, but not for other usages, thus the SSPL discriminates against this use case.
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