SSPL is not a free license

Posted Sep 6, 2025 13:39 UTC (Sat) by DemiMarie (subscriber, #164188)
In reply to: SSPL is a free license by immibis
Parent article: Rug pulls, forks, and open-source feudalism

The SSPL could be viewed as requiring the Linux kernel and firmware to be released under SSPL. A Raptor Computing Systems box using a BSD could comply but that’s the only case that I know could (and even then only if the firmware license is permissive).