@santi @mos_8502 @Wintermute_BBS well, as for #GPLv2 and license enforcement, using #copyleft as a bat to club corporations with isn't effective.
@landley still feels remorse for having started that with #BusyBox.
Not to mention #GPLv3 & #AGPLv3 really is bad unless one wants to commit "asset denial" aka. be an anticompetitive dickhead and at that point it's close to "asshole licensing" of #SSPL & #RSAL!
@LillyHerself In fact, #AI systems are being caught left and right trying to #viralize their shit, breaking out of systems, and copy themselves like a #worm to the point that they are more "#viral" than the #AGPLv3"* and certainly more than the #GPL as per #Microsoft's #HalloweenDocuments.
While I also welcome #Redis offering their code under the #AGPLv3 license, I do note that developers still have to agree to three licenses, of which 2 are not open source, to get their contributions accepted and included upstream. https://github.com/redis/redis/blob/unstable/CONTRIBUTING.md
Licensed under GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (#AGPLv3)
https://github.com/govigilant/vigilant
@landley @burnoutqueen Yeah...
#GPLv3 is a desaster as it's 99% ideology and 1% license text and alongside #AGPLv3 completely ignores the reality of how #licensing and #patents and #IP works.
And on the flipside we basically get "source available" stuff like #SSPL which only serves as a means to commit #AssetDenial and monopolize commercial offerings...
Craig Topham, our Copyright & Licensing Associate, got together with the founder of #Abelujo, a #FreeSoftware solution for managing #BookStores. Read about Abelujo's backstory, uses, and future here: https://u.fsf.org/46d #FSF #AGPLv3
#FreeSoftwareFoundation rides to defend #AGPLv3 against #Neo4j license add-ons
FOSS bods file amicus brief in hope of preserving core #GNU tenet of freedom forever
"At stake is the future of not just the AGPLv3, but the #FSF's widely used GNU Public License it is largely based on, and the software covered by those agreements."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/free_software_foundation_agplv3/ #GPL #GPLv3
@UlrikeHahn As @Chip_Unicorn says, Element = frontend. Org = New Vector Ltd. In terms of ethics (vs #TyrannyOfConvenience) the main Matrix software is #AGPLv3 [1]; the protocol is open [2]; self-hosting is legal and ethical [3].
As @lavaeolus says, security tends to oppose convenience: there's a learning curve for E2EE.
I like #gomuks terminal; gomuks web is rapidly developing [4].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Element_%28software%29
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_%28protocol%29
[3] https://servers.joinmatrix.org
[4] https://github.com/tulir/gomuks
Edit: suspicions were correct. ChatGPT searched the internet and pulled my code in. Honest mistake that's being fixed.
My open source career has leveled up. Someone's using my code without giving credit! And claiming they made it themselves. My bet is on an AI running a search query, finding my code, and then spitting out a modified version.
#opensource #agpl #agplv3 #agplv3compliance #llms #ai
@xeraa In the article ("SSPL Was Not Commons Clause") -- "And “AGPLv3 with Commons Clause” says:" ... "But don't use it to compete with its developer.", with the added bonus that the author claims "I read and write licenses all the time"
No. You cannot add such a clause to the #GNU #AGPLv3, and if you do you can remove such a clause under the "further restrictions" clause of the #GNU #GPL family of licenses.
