On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 9:40 AM <dima.batt(a)speedandfunction.com> wrote:
saves to MongoDB
This is problematic from the point of view of shared use within the
Wikimedia movement. MongoDB is a source available product under the
non-free SSPL license [0]. This license was invented by MongoDB and
submitted to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for OSI approval and
then later withdrawn [1]. The OSI now have a page explaining why this
license is not likely to ever be given OSI approval [2].
This is all esoteric property rights management things to many people,
but the Wikimedia Cloud Services environment (Cloud VPS and Toolforge)
Terms of Use [3] requires that software installed in these
environments is licensed under an OSI approved license. Thus MongoDB,
modern versions of Elasticsearch, and other SSPL licensed software are
not allowed. Even if SSPL was OSI approved it would be problematic in
Cloud VPS & Toolforge as the main point of the license is to restrict
cloud service providers from offering SSPL licensed software as a
service to their clients.
[0]:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Public_License
[1]:
https://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.opensource.org/…
[2]:
https://opensource.org/node/1099
[3]:
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikitech:Cloud_Services_Terms_of_use#Wh…
Bryan
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