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0 pointsdirewolf202mo ago0 comments

Or SSPL, which extends AGPL with even more sharing requirements.

0 pointsdirewolf202mo ago0 comments

Or SSPL, which extends AGPL with even more sharing requirements.

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aleph_minus_one2mo ago· 4 in thread

The SSPL is not an open-source license.

cxr2mo ago

> 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...>

direwolf20OP2mo ago

Yes it is. It plainly meets all the criteria in the definition iff AGPL meets them too.

aleph_minus_one2mo ago

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...

direwolf20OP2mo ago

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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5 comments · 1 top-level

aleph_minus_one2mo ago· 4 in thread

The SSPL is not an open-source license.

cxr2mo ago

> 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...>

direwolf20OP2mo ago

Yes it is. It plainly meets all the criteria in the definition iff AGPL meets them too.

aleph_minus_one2mo ago

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...

direwolf20OP2mo ago

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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