End-to-end encrypted messages need more than libsignal

Re:End-to-end encrypted messages need more than libsignal by shp0ngle on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:15AM (#33930933)

agpl was definitely not invented to prevent AWS stealing your project.

Affero predates AWS by a lot. It was invented because FSF wants users to be able to see software they are using, but they cannot if it’s a remote server.

It has been used recently as magic anti-AWS wand, but it wasn’t built for that

edit: I am wrong in my dating! Affero is 2007, AWS was launched 2006. But yeah it was never meant as anti-AWS magic wand.

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Re:End-to-end encrypted messages need more than libsignal by reachableceo on Saturday December 10, 2022 @01:25PM (#33935191)

I think you are being pedantic.

Aws , TiVo , whatever . Lots of orgs exploited the contractual logic gap in gpl v2. Aws is the latest in a long list of freeloaders .

I license all my / my startups code under AGPL v3. I don’t offer anyone proprietary license and I don’t ask anyone for CLA.

Defense against freeloaders and also tyrant. My operating agreement for my LLC has language about this stuff. It’s that core to our DNA.

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