Genuine question: i want to start a project which fundamentally i would line to open source. I want people and in particular people working in companies to use my project.
However i also want to be able to make a living from it if it takes off ie build a business on it. I guess if that business has competition purely from hosted copies, that is also fine.
However, I do not want any hyperscalers to fork and close source the project. I want sny benefit to continue to be available.
So it seems I should choose Agpl. But i know that in most companies this leads to being blacklisted, especially in the EU where its legally unclear what the AGPL entails. Without corporate adootion i do not see the project gaining traction so i would only do it for myself.
With permissive licensing it seems a rug pull is inevitable to be able to do it full time.
However i also want to be able to make a living from it if it takes off ie build a business on it. I guess if that business has competition purely from hosted copies, that is also fine.
However, I do not want any hyperscalers to fork and close source the project. I want sny benefit to continue to be available.
So it seems I should choose Agpl. But i know that in most companies this leads to being blacklisted, especially in the EU where its legally unclear what the AGPL entails. Without corporate adootion i do not see the project gaining traction so i would only do it for myself.
With permissive licensing it seems a rug pull is inevitable to be able to do it full time.
What to do?