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by oh_well 3544 days ago
I agree. I think the AGPL license perceived risk played a significant role in RethinkDB's lack of user acceptance.
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Posibyte 3544 days ago
Can you explain your reasonings as to why you believe this? Also, can you explain how this perceived risk didn't apply to other products such as MongoDB?
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brianwawok 3544 days ago
I know of several fortune 500 companies that blanket ban AGPL. It's not just about the intent of the license. These multi million dollar lawyers can not agree beyond a shadow of a doubt AGPL is safe.
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oldmanjay 3544 days ago
I would half seriously posit that people who are using MongoDB in their software are not really all that risk-averse in the first place
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