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Normalize the use of #AGPLv3 for its original purpose: to help protect the freedoms of the end-users of networked services like #Mastodon, not to help build a proprietary software business model (in which alternative commercial licenses are sold because the obligations of AGPLv3 are "scary").
(Personal opinion).
@timbray @sogrady @ahl #JohnMastodon is a lover of freedom, and a big network #copyleft advocate.
@msw @timbray @sogrady @ahl the #JohnMastodon I know supports Bud Lite, local TZ, and the #BusinessSourceLicense
@msw @timbray @sogrady @ahl Do not forget #permissive #copyright of many #freesoftware pieces.
@pedromj @timbray @sogrady @ahl all #FreeSoftware licenses are permissive. Some seek to ensure all the permissions are passed on to others, that's all.
@msw @timbray @sogrady @ahl I suppose, as most know about the permissiveness, but it is better to clarify, because many people do not know that #copyleft and #copyright licenses live together in the #freesoftware ecosystem.
Most people know nothing about the variations in open-source licenses, nor should they need to.
Hmm, if someone were trying to pick a license and asked me for advice, I'd ask them questions and make a recommendation, but if they instead asked “where could I go and read up on all this stuff?” I wouldn’t have a good answer. Matt, what would you recommend?
@timbray @msw @sogrady @ahl I disagree. The license is also important for users. Think that most contributors to #freesoftware do it to the software they use, and it is frequently a long time after they begun using the software. The license can limit their contribution, or they can simply don't like the license the software has and do not contribute. Hence, it is important for everybody to know what we can and could do with the software we use.
@timbray @pedromj @sogrady @ahl on one end of the spectrum there's https://choosealicense.com/ and at the other there's https://academic.oup.com/book/44727