[spaceribs]

Yeah, but even stepping back there, lawyers are paid to prevent companies from entering those muddy waters as a risk to their profits.

Profit isn't a concern to someone who wishes to publish open source software, in fact you could say Open Source is an inherently socialist venture (your socializing the tools/means to do something).

The AGPL3 makes it more difficult for others with probably more means to profit on that work, so it's a net benefit to the folks who actually write code (and a detriment to those who would wish to exploit it).

[dilyevsky]

Right so as long as food and shelter is not a concern AGPL is v good license!

[spaceribs]

Yep! I'd say 95% of open source is subsidized by those thriving rather than surviving, having the education/equipment/access/free-time to deliver open source software is a product of privilege and abundance.