[rmbyrro]

You can still host mongoDB anywhere you'd like and manage it yourself. What they would like to prevent was AWS and the like offering "MongoDB as a Service", because that's how they make money and fund development of the product.

If you enjoy freedom in open source and avoid lock-in, you will probably be hosting Mongo on an EC2 instance, for example. SSPL provisions don't apply to that.

[jrochkind1]

I would like the freedom to choose to use MongoDB from a MongoDB as a service offering, not being limited to only certain licensed service-providers. That is the kind of freedom I choose open source for.

[zokier]

It would be better if the license straight up forbid offering it as saas instead of hiding that behind conditions that are practically impossible to comply with completely.

[PeterZaitsev]

This is not practical for many organizations which would want choice of vendors rather than do it inhouse or be hostage to MongoDB Inc.