LXD 5.20 has been released
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Introduction The LXD team would like to announce the release of LXD 5.20! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release! LXD change to AGPLv3 Canonical has decided to change the default contributions to the LXD project to AGPLv3 to align with our standard license for server-side code. All Canonical contributions have been relicensed and are now under AGPLv3. Community contributions remain under Apache 2.0. We follow the Software Freedom Law Center guidance in relation to this. Going ...
  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    All Canonical contributions have been relicensed and are now under AGPLv3. Community contributions remain under Apache 2.0.

    So they can happily port over code from the Incus fork but Incus cannot import the code without changing the license first. It’s meant to be a one-way street. Typical Canonical.

    • Solar Bear@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Look, I’m usually first in line to shit on Canonical, but I can’t get mad at them adopting AGPL. This is objectively the best license for server software. Incus should also switch to AGPL for all Canonical code, and seek to have contributors license their code as AGPL as well.

      I will however point out the hypocrisy and inconsistency of it, because the Snap server is still proprietary after all of this time. If this is their “standard for server-side code” then apply it to Snaps or quit lying to us.

        • Pantherina@feddit.de
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          11 months ago

          Its a protection from shitty companies making billions with tracking people, while using FOSS as a foundation