Re: [Trisquel-users] StatusNet, Identi.ca, and another blow to the AGPL

[tegskywalker]

Yup, with StatusNet being Affero GPLv3, the source code for any "competitive  
advantage" changes or spying would have to be released back into the mainline  
and therefore he (Evan) didn't do it. With his new platform, he can do  
anything he wants with Pump.io (spying and proprietary code) and doesn't have  
to reveal it or release any source code back.

See how money motivates people when they have a business and need to make  
money off of it? I'm guessing the copyleft source code for StatusNet was  
stopping him and he had to create something from scratch under a permissive  
license.