top | item 38168780 (no title) proto_lambda | 2 years ago Forced open source for everyone but them. They retain copyright and will continue to sell proprietary adaptions, while forbidding everyone else to do the same. discuss order hn newest lrvick|2 years ago I will only pay for chat servers with all public code. If they go proprietary they lose my money and support.I would find/fork a LibreMatrix and direct myself and all my clients to use that instead.Openness and accountability is why I use matrix, and expect many others feel the same.It is in the best interest of Element to stay open. After all, end to end encryption is impossible to trust if a central party controls both ends. Arathorn|2 years ago The reason for the CLA is so we can sell AGPL exceptions to those who are allergic to AGPL, not so we can further relicense down the road. load replies (1)
lrvick|2 years ago I will only pay for chat servers with all public code. If they go proprietary they lose my money and support.I would find/fork a LibreMatrix and direct myself and all my clients to use that instead.Openness and accountability is why I use matrix, and expect many others feel the same.It is in the best interest of Element to stay open. After all, end to end encryption is impossible to trust if a central party controls both ends. Arathorn|2 years ago The reason for the CLA is so we can sell AGPL exceptions to those who are allergic to AGPL, not so we can further relicense down the road. load replies (1)
Arathorn|2 years ago The reason for the CLA is so we can sell AGPL exceptions to those who are allergic to AGPL, not so we can further relicense down the road. load replies (1)
lrvick|2 years ago
I would find/fork a LibreMatrix and direct myself and all my clients to use that instead.
Openness and accountability is why I use matrix, and expect many others feel the same.
It is in the best interest of Element to stay open. After all, end to end encryption is impossible to trust if a central party controls both ends.
Arathorn|2 years ago