Thehive: License Change from AGPL-3.0

[a5m0]

Request Type

Feature Request

Problem Description

Would you consider changing TheHive (and components) license from AGPL-3.0? This license prevents use by many organizations that would like to use and contribute to this project.

Possible Solutions

Apache 2.0
MIT License

[saadkadhi]

Hi @a5m0. Why would the AGPL license prevent organisations from using or contributing while keeping the product free and thwart commercial, for-profit versions? If so, that means that those same organisations cannot use or contribute to MISP.

Also, you cite many organisations. Please let them contact us at [email protected] or voice their concern here.

[a5m0]

I will send an email citing my organization that bans contributing to this license, thanks.

[adulau]

The AGPL section 11 allows to protect an open source project from litigious patent claims especially from contributors coming from organizations holding patents. Apache license 2.0 is partially covering the issue but the AGPL is stronger and clearer on this topic.

Maybe it's time for large organisations to reconsider their views regarding free and open source licensing. I remember in the early 2000 where large corporation didn't event want to contribute to MIT, Apache or GPL licensed software.

[iglocska]

Also, most of the time the companies that ban AGPL are the ones most notorious for keeping improvements internal.

[saadkadhi]

Thank you @adulau and @iglocska for you invaluable input and sound insight. We will keep the AGPL license.