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=== Server Side Public License === {{further|Server Side Public License}} The [[Server Side Public License]] is a modification of the [[GNU Affero General Public License]] created by the [[MongoDB]] project. It modifies a clause relating to usage of the licensed work over a network, stating that if SSPL-licensed software is incorporated into a "service" offered to other users, the source code for the entirety of the service (including without limitation all software and APIs that would be required for a user to run an instance of the service themselves) must be released under the SSPL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/is-the-software-world-taking-too-much-from-the-open-source-community/|title=In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course—is it the right move?|first=Ars|last=Staff|date=October 16, 2019|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The license is considered non-free by the [[Open Source Initiative]], [[Debian]] and [[Red Hat]], as it contains conditions that are unduly discriminatory towards commercial use of the software.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/mongodb-open-source-server-side-public-license-rejected/|title=MongoDB "open-source" Server Side Public License rejected|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116202120/https://www.zdnet.com/article/mongodb-open-source-server-side-public-license-rejected/|archive-date=January 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/mongodbs-licensing-changes-led-red-hat-drop-database-latest-version-server-os/|title=MongoDB's licensing changes led Red Hat to drop the database from the latest version of its server OS|date=January 16, 2019|website=GeekWire|language=en-US|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117035708/https://www.geekwire.com/2019/mongodbs-licensing-changes-led-red-hat-drop-database-latest-version-server-os/|archive-date=January 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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