From 8b4e3a6d5783363e3f5f63254346fdcf3767af95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Schoen <schoen@loyalty.org> Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2023 23:21:34 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add a TODO about noncompetition clauses and BUSL AUGs --- dosp-survey.ltx | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/dosp-survey.ltx b/dosp-survey.ltx index 137f9a7..1342151 100644 --- a/dosp-survey.ltx +++ b/dosp-survey.ltx @@ -365,6 +365,14 @@ source licensing in the past few years also adopted license terms with non-competition clauses. However, these generally were not time-limited. % TODO: double-check whether any of them were time-limited +% TODO: This relates back to the AUG topic because so many of the database +% companies added AUGs saying that you can do anything you want as +% long as it isn't selling hosting of the software and/or doesn't +% commercially compete with the developer. The non-time-limited +% licenses do something very similar. And Sentry is also doing the +% same thing with FSL, but putting it in the core license rather +% than in a BUSL AUG. + % I think it's interesting that the AGPL doesn't seem to appeal to most % companies that are pursuing this kind of thing. I don't know if any of % them have commented on their views about it. -- GitLab