Matrix Synapse is AGPL, and it is very much open-core these days, see Synapse Pro.
This is IMHO the main risk, at some point someone might say, why not give our hosting an small advanatge over others, and it is all downhill from there.
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rglullis@communick.news 1 week agoThe code is AGPL. They can’t do open core.
Matrix Synapse is AGPL, and it is very much open-core these days, see Synapse Pro.
This is IMHO the main risk, at some point someone might say, why not give our hosting an small advanatge over others, and it is all downhill from there.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 1 week ago
TIL GNU Affero General Public License it a flavor that closes loopholes that were used to extend open software without actually open sourcing your contributions.