In the Forge Federation room on matrix (#general-forgefed:matrix.batsense.net), npub1mhv72ezuklca9rx3nyln234ev4yxmekxtx3gsxauda86c9evkmeq0jcqa8 (npub1mhv…cqa8) said:
> If the SSPL does not defend software freedoms, neither does the GPL. They are substantially the same requirements, except one is distinctly more expansive in copylefting.
This argument relies on the assumption that the goal of the SSPL was to get companies to release their entire hosting stack as Free Code, by making that a condition of using SSPL-licensed components.
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