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There is still the last AGPL version. The most effective retaliation is to make a fork that is much, much better than the closed version. Less drama, more wor
by how2draw 6y ago
There is still the last AGPL version. The most effective retaliation is to make a fork that is much, much better than the closed version. Less drama, more work, I know.
- josephcsible 6y agoGiven the original maintainer's attitude toward copyright, I wouldn't be surprised if he just took the changes anyway, thus putting us back in the same situation we're in now, where only a DMCA takedown will stop him.
- how2draw 6y agoHe may do that, but users will use the free version. Since it is free software, many user-friendly changes are possible that tend to conflict with commercial interests. (Indeed, someone already made a post about the author's privacy policy changes, making the commercial software less valuable with zero lines of code.) While the author may make a few bucks, that kind of thing will not pass any due diligence, so his success may be quite limited.