Mold may switch to non-commercial-only license

Re:Mold may switch to non-commercial-only license by hedora on Sunday November 13, 2022 @03:19PM (#33586909)

GPL 3 has similar (in spirit and mechanism) usage restrictions as the AGPL.

GPL3 cracks down on TiVo style lockdowns:

Here is an encrypted binary and source code. No existing computer will run either without a secret key you cannot have.

AGPL cracks down on Google style lockdowns:

You can't have binaries or sources, but you can use this GPL software as long as you agree to a long and ever changing EULA that includes clauses for surveillance, binding arbitration and worse.

BSD licenses are only freer for developers, not for end users. The F in FOSS refers to the users' freedoms, not the developer's / vendor's freedoms.

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Re:Mold may switch to non-commercial-only license by 1letterunixname on Sunday November 13, 2022 @09:16PM (#33589540)

Yep. That's the invention of GPL2 -> GPL3.

PS: I love how one gets flagged for expressing an opinion. Public lynching and censorship rather than debate.

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Re:Mold may switch to non-commercial-only license by pabs3 on Sunday November 13, 2022 @11:10PM (#33590117)

TiVo's lockdown was slightly different:

Here is a device running Linux and a proprietary binary. The proprietary binary will stop working if you modify and reinstall Linux.

This isn't prevented even with GPLv3. Also even GPLv2 has an implied right to install and run modified versions.

https://events19.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017... https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/mar/25/install-gplv2/ https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/jul/23/tivoization-and-t...

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