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[positivedefinite]

AGPL? ;) "Contagious FOSS innovation platform"

[techsmyth]

Thoughts on EU-PL? Also important that it can be adopted by corporates / public entities - and there AGPL has challenges

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AGPL? ;) "Contagious FOSS innovation platform"

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[techsmyth]

Choice is for EU-PL

Rational:

Considerations

• Encourage uptake by established organisations (corporates, gov) as well as newer organisations
• Ensure usage of the platform is “safe” i.e. implications are understood
• Ensure platform can be integrated with solutions under different licenses.
• Especially as likely will need a lot of integrations need to ensure it is clear what interacting code licensed under other licences implies

Options considered:

GPL + variants:

• Can limit connections / usage
• Likely raises too many concerns with some of the target users / integrations

Apache

• Widely recognised
• Patent coverage is solid, including for defensive purposes

EU-PL

• Up and coming, recommended option
• Very clear guidance on integrations with other license types (i.e. analysis already done)
• Easier acceptance especially for public sector usage
• Clear jurisdiction / legal framing
• Also strong / clear patent guidelines / coverage
• Implications for usage outside of EU needs additional clarity