Is it bad behaviour though? Clearly it feels unfair that SAAS providers should be the only ones to profit from an open source project, but they are adding value and bringing the project to a wider...
Is it bad behaviour though? Clearly it feels unfair that SAAS providers should be the only ones to profit from an open source project, but they are adding value and bringing the project to a wider user base.
I think the problem with the GPL is that it doesn't really solve this problem - even if a SAAS provider contributes back all their improvements, they are still in an inherently more powerful position than the project. I suppose you can think of this licensing as a kind of revenue sharing agreement, but only with the top 1% of their customers. Basically an open source tax.
Is it bad behaviour though? Clearly it feels unfair that SAAS providers should be the only ones to profit from an open source project, but they are adding value and bringing the project to a wider user base.
I think the problem with the GPL is that it doesn't really solve this problem - even if a SAAS provider contributes back all their improvements, they are still in an inherently more powerful position than the project. I suppose you can think of this licensing as a kind of revenue sharing agreement, but only with the top 1% of their customers. Basically an open source tax.