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		sanxiyn on Nov 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nebula, Slack's Open Source Global Overlay Network This is not true. AGPL allows SaaS monetization (you just need to publish the source). BSL does not allow it.

api on Nov 20, 2019 [–]

That's why the BSL exists: to stop SaaS companies from monetizing the software without giving anything back to its developers.

A SaaS company can get a commercial license.

tptacek on Nov 20, 2019 | [–]

Or just use Nebula, which is superior in some ways (though presumably not every way) to ZeroTier, and MIT-licensed.

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