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by kstrauser 2799 days ago
That... is an impressive load of shit. So because I want to host MongoDB, I have to offer up the source for the Linux distro used to host the Jenkins server that I use to test it, huh.

Last week I was debating whether MongoDB is now completely obsoleted by PostgreSQL’s JSON datatype. As of now, I consider that no longer a debate.
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rmc 2799 days ago
Couldn't you just say "I run Jenkins available from https://blah.com and Ubuntu from https://blah.com"? Doesn't sound too strenuous
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kstrauser 2799 days ago
If you've never had to enumerate every piece of software you've installed, you might not think so. In practice, it's a major PITA. And what if you're using a closed-source CI/CD or monitoring system, so that you can't comply with their bizarre terms?

No, I think the real goal here is to make it effectively impossible to use this in a business setting without buying a commercial license. I'm glad Linus and RMS didn't see it that way.

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