Comments on: the affero public license http://thatmattbone.com/2008/12/the-affero-public-license/ let's ride bikes... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Peter Nabicht http://thatmattbone.com/2008/12/the-affero-public-license/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Peter Nabicht Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:32:38 +0000 http://thatmattbone.com/?p=118#comment-172 Another benefit of more online services using this license would be giving people the safety of always being able to use the service. Right now you might have that one online service that you have come to rely on more than any other. You love this service, it makes your life better, and you have a lot of data loaded into the service. Then, the service goes away. They aren't making money or they aren't making enough money and they close the site down. Not only have you lost your favorite online service but you've lost the time spent loading data into it and maybe you've even lost your data. if the site was under the Affero license and had a way to export/import the data then you could just rent some cheap server space, load the software, transfer the data and be done. Of course, the above reason is also why a lot of services probably stay away from such licensing, but it would be nice nonetheless. Another benefit of more online services using this license would be giving people the safety of always being able to use the service. Right now you might have that one online service that you have come to rely on more than any other. You love this service, it makes your life better, and you have a lot of data loaded into the service. Then, the service goes away. They aren’t making money or they aren’t making enough money and they close the site down. Not only have you lost your favorite online service but you’ve lost the time spent loading data into it and maybe you’ve even lost your data.

if the site was under the Affero license and had a way to export/import the data then you could just rent some cheap server space, load the software, transfer the data and be done.

Of course, the above reason is also why a lot of services probably stay away from such licensing, but it would be nice nonetheless.

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