This is a big one. The offices of Ngnix were raided today, and several people arrested. The issue was all about copyright.
The claim is that one of the founders of Ngnix created the software while working for another company, as as such, that company owns the software that was illegally distributed for free.
Their statement has reference to (paraphrased) "anyone using Ngnix is in violation of the exclusive right".
This could, if the company filing the claim is granted the copyright for the software, potentially mean web hosts will have a new fee to pay to use the software.
Ngnix is the 2nd most popular web server software and operates on more than 30% of all websites.
This story is still unfolding.
The claim is that one of the founders of Ngnix created the software while working for another company, as as such, that company owns the software that was illegally distributed for free.
Their statement has reference to (paraphrased) "anyone using Ngnix is in violation of the exclusive right".
This could, if the company filing the claim is granted the copyright for the software, potentially mean web hosts will have a new fee to pay to use the software.
Ngnix is the 2nd most popular web server software and operates on more than 30% of all websites.
This story is still unfolding.