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Mattermost say they will not clarify what license the project is under (news.ycombinator.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I sometimes wonder if Qmail had had a clear license, if Gmail would have destroyed the self-hosted mail ecosystem so thoroughly.

[–] Paradox 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It would have. Roundcube existed at roughly the same time, had a better UI, and was clearly licensed, and still went nowhere

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because delaying self-hosting email is a major pita. Maybe mostly because of Google.