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Re:Software freedom isn't about licenses – it's about power ... by thagb on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @07:48AM (#41993879)
The AGPL instills fear into SAAS corporations. A no-ai-training clause could be added.

But the FSF has been behind the curve with SAAS and is now with AI. If they did care about freedom at any cost, the AGPL would have been the default GPLv3.

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Re:Software freedom isn't about licenses – it's about power ... by lifeisstillgood on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @08:02AM (#41993956)
Linus basically killed the GPL3 - and I think he is right. I don’t like it either - it’s overreach for a 10 clause contract - hence the “we need another way, through politics, not putting so much weight on a contract / license that has only ever been to court once I think?
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Re:Software freedom isn't about licenses – it's about power ... by KingMob on Thursday October 31, 2024 @01:20AM (#42003717)
> AGPL instills fear into SAAS corporations

When I brought the same thing up on Lobste.rs, someone pointed out that AWS has no problems selling a hosted Grafana, which uses the AGPL. (https://aws.amazon.com/grafana/)

I'm not sure the AGPL is as fearsome as imagined, even with its restrictions.

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Re:Software freedom isn't about licenses – it's about power ... by pabs3 on Friday November 01, 2024 @01:04AM (#42014196)
The AGPL is easy to comply with, even for SaaSS corporations. It should not cause any fear. Just either use the code unmodified, or release your modifications to your customers.
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