Re: License to use

[MJ Ray]

Davi Leal <address@hidden> wrote: [...]
> IMHO AGPLv3 will be the best license to develop a Free Software _webapp_,
> to avoid fork and lock of the project the project. Anyway, when the GNU
> Herds project we strong, with a lot of users and offers every day, we
> could relicense to GPLv3 if it is acctually wanted. [...]

AGPLv3 does not *avoid* fork and lock.  It merely makes some forms of
it illegal.  If someone evil wants to screw GNU Herds over, they can
still do it under the AGPLv3 because they're evil and don't care for
licenses.

Furthermore, I believe devious people can even do it while complying
with the licence.

And in the meantime, using AGPL weakens the project a little.

I'd love to see GNU Herds using a Free (as in near-universally
acclaimed as Free) Software webapp *today*, not only if it becomes
strong enough.  Also, relicensing usually becomes more work later.

Anyway, I'm happy to use it and comment, but I've already explained
why I don't view AGPL as a free software licence, so don't grandstand
with "you can always code modifications" trolls.

Thanks,
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