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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 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 @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