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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