Gluster users - Aug 2010 - GNU AGPLv3 v/s GNU GPLv3

Gluster is increasingly being deployed in cloud environments where 
proprietary software vendors take full advantage of GNU GPLv3 license 
without contributing back. FSF early on warned users about the threat to 
software freedom from  "Software  as a Service"  (SaaS) and Cloud 
models. Nevertheless, Cloud and Virtual environments are clearly looking 
as the future of computing platform.

GNU GPLv3 has a loophole which allows hosted proprietary software to 
take advantage of free software without complying to the license. FSF 
addressed this loophole with new GNU AGPL license. As cloud gains 
momentum, GNU AGPL is gaining popularity gradually. We are considering 
GNU AGPLv3 license for Gluster 3.1 release.  We want to hear your 
opinion about GNU AGPL license.

You can find some relevant references about GNU AGPL over here:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/will-the-gpl-be-overtaken-by-agpl/2133 


http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/04/15/open-source-licensing-in-a-networked-age/ 


http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9917947-16.html

Happy Hacking,

Gluster Team

We think this would be a great move for the Gluster team.

With SAAS rapidly becoming the new big flavor for startup companies you 
need to protect your software and insure that
all changes that are made in the community are openly shared with 
others, including customers of SAAS providers.

We are working now with your software and regardless of gluster staying 
with the current GNU GPLv3 license or moving to the new
GNU AGPL license we will be providing any changes we make available on 
our website for all.

Glad to see you guys are thinking for the future of free open software.
> Gluster is increasingly being deployed in cloud environments where 
> proprietary software vendors take full advantage of GNU GPLv3 license 
> without contributing back. FSF early on warned users about the threat 
> to software freedom from  "Software  as a Service"  (SaaS) and
Cloud
> models. Nevertheless, Cloud and Virtual environments are clearly 
> looking as the future of computing platform.
>
> GNU GPLv3 has a loophole which allows hosted proprietary software to 
> take advantage of free software without complying to the license. FSF 
> addressed this loophole with new GNU AGPL license. As cloud gains 
> momentum, GNU AGPL is gaining popularity gradually. We are considering 
> GNU AGPLv3 license for Gluster 3.1 release.  We want to hear your 
> opinion about GNU AGPL license.
>
> You can find some relevant references about GNU AGPL over here:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
>
>
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/will-the-gpl-be-overtaken-by-agpl/2133
>
>
>
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/04/15/open-source-licensing-in-a-networked-age/
>
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-9917947-16.html
>
> Happy Hacking,
>
> Gluster Team
>
>
>
>
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