Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoMattermost say they will not clarify what license the project is undernews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
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minus-squareRioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoI sometimes wonder if Qmail had had a clear license, if Gmail would have destroyed the self-hosted mail ecosystem so thoroughly.
minus-squareParadox@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoIt would have. Roundcube existed at roughly the same time, had a better UI, and was clearly licensed, and still went nowhere
minus-squareChais@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 days agoBecause self-hosting email is a major pita. Maybe mostly because of Google.
I sometimes wonder if Qmail had had a clear license, if Gmail would have destroyed the self-hosted mail ecosystem so thoroughly.
It would have. Roundcube existed at roughly the same time, had a better UI, and was clearly licensed, and still went nowhere
Because self-hosting email is a major pita. Maybe mostly because of Google.