LiteSpeed License is making it impossible to run user generated / web2.0 websites

[MichaelB]

Hi LiteSpeed folks!

I've been testing a demo of LiteSpeed on our server alongside 3 other webservers and LS came out as a winner! Performance was top notch and I recommended management to buy the license.

However, LS failed miserably in the licensing department. Our lawyer vetoed the deal because of this line in your licensing agreement:

You can not use the SOFTWARE for a Warez site or a Porn site. This includes sexual content, or direct links to adult content elsewhere. This is also true for sites that promote any illegal activity.

You see, we run a user generated content site. It's a site where anyone can post any document they want and you can then download it. A paid account gives you SSL support and your files never get deleted. We simply cannot police what users do since in some cases, we don't even know what they share with their clients!

I have no idea what your policy would be in this case but it simply is not worth the risk of switching to another server if someone complains to you guys or you just decide to pull the plug on us.

Anyway, I'd like to see some clarification on this issue. You're really shooting yourselves in the foot by trying to police the morality of others.


PS: This should serve as a warning to other who are in the similar situation as us... beware of the license agreement (some free legal advice).