This is the usual, but valid, argument that as apps move to the cloud, we get a new kind of vendor lock-in. The first step you can take is to use the Affero GP

This is the usual, but valid, argument that as apps move to the cloud, we get a new kind of vendor lock-in. The first step you can take is to use the Affero GPL instead of the old GPL: "... version differs from the version of the GNU GPL on which it is based in having an additional provision addressing use of software over a computer network. The additional provision requires that the complete source code be made available to any network user of the AGPL-licensed work, typically a web application." This doesn't solve all problems, as it doesn't cover software developed from-scratch by the big players.