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Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by aviraldg on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:43AM (#24765033)
To avoid contributors from Google is ... a feature? What exactly is your problem with them?
Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by belorn on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @10:56AM (#24766164)
Seems similar to a boycott. A protest of the way google operate, related either to market behavior, privacy, or aspects like their stance on software licenses.

A nonviolent, voluntary and intentional abstention from dealing with google, in order to encourage google to alter an objectionable behavior.

Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by panny on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:49PM (#24772041)
Google culture is toxic. Google contributors spread the toxic Google culture to everything they touch.
Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by Aeolun on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:10AM (#24765221)
They’re evil?
Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by wegs on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:24AM (#24765328)
Microsoft was evil. A pile of GPL code winning was part of what made them stop being evil. Shipping code under Google banned licenses can be thought of as either:

1) Excluding Googlers, which isn't very nice.

2) Applying pressure to de-evil Google, which is very nice and benefits everyone.

I'd like to have a non-evil Google again. I really miss the old non-evil, brilliant Google. Organizations change.

Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by adambyrtek on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @10:25AM (#24765822)
What about 3) don't care about Google? Do I really have to consider every big company when choosing a licence for my own personal project?
Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by marcinzm on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:35AM (#24765404)
No, Google employees as a whole are not evil. I feel that in 2020 we should all be aware of how bad judging whole groups for the actions of a minority are.
Re:Why we’re changing to the AGPL license by Aeolun on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @05:55PM (#24770780)
Google as an organisation is evil. I don’t care about their employees by virtue of that, even though they may be individually good people.

Let’s have them do work as individuals instead of Google employees.