On Open Source and the Sustainability of the Commons par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
  • The DoctorEnglish
    2•2 months ago

    I get that, but it won’t help. That was one of the motivations behind the AGPL, and it hasn’t really worked for all the reasons I gave. Work for enough companies and you see it over and over again.

    • J Lou
      3•2 months ago

      @drwho The difference in my mind is that AGPL doesn’t come with a builtin business model to fund the legal fights when they become necessary. Such a copyfarleft license does by charging capitalist firms a licensing fee for using the software. These funds can then be used for paying project developers and funding license enforcement for those that choose to use the software without paying the licensing fee @linux

      • The DoctorEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        I ask from a position of ignorance, because I simply don’t know: Has anyone actually done this? Has it worked?

        • J Lou
          3•2 months ago

          Not yet.

          Copyfarleft has not had a whole movement built up around it, and no one has standardized the licenses.

          @linux

    • JackbyDevEnglish
      2•2 months ago

      AGPL, hasn’t worked

      What are your thoughts on SSPL? I’m on the fence and leaning towards SSPL, or at least needing a more restrictive AGPL. I believe the FSF is too ideological and the OSI has a conflict of interest and that’s why the two reject it. Though I believe SSPL may be poorly thought out.