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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by aleph_minus_one on Saturday April 11, 2026 @07:00AM (#47729491)
The SSPL is not an open-source license.
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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by cxr on Saturday April 11, 2026 @08:48AM (#47730125)
> It's deception, plain and simple, to claim that the software has all the benefits and promises of open source when it does not.

From "The SSPL is Not an Open Source License" <https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-l...>

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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by direwolf20 on Sunday April 12, 2026 @06:13AM (#47737976)
Yes it is. It plainly meets all the criteria in the definition iff AGPL meets them too.
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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by aleph_minus_one on Sunday April 12, 2026 @12:37PM (#47741675)
The central difference is that SSPL discriminates against specific fields of endeavor, while the AGPL doesn't; see

* https://web.archive.org/web/20230411163802/https://lists.ope...

* https://opensource.org/blog/the-sspl-is-not-an-open-source-l...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Server_Side_Publi...

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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by direwolf20 on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @04:58AM (#47763044)
Which fields of endeavor? Does it say you can't use the software to run a nuclear power plant, or a military jet? Does it say you can't use it in a restaurant?
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Re:20 years on AWS and never not my job by aleph_minus_one on Thursday April 16, 2026 @08:23AM (#47791955)
There are special restrictions if the software is conveyed over a network, but not for other usages, thus the SSPL discriminates against this use case.
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