On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons
On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons
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On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18408267
On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
It's short but to the point, use AGPL and the problem is capitalism.
Why not use a license that prevents capitalist firms from even using the software?
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Non commercial licenses aren't considered FOSS licenses.
They'll use it anyway.
It sounds flippant, but it's the truth. They'll use it internally. They'll expose it to the outside but delete all of the license information. They'll use it but stick a crappy React front-end in front of the rest (whether or not that counts as "using AGPL licensed software in violation of the license" is a matter for lawyers to figure out). Or they'll just use it because they have way more money than the AGPL-licensed project and drag it out in court for however long it takes.