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[timyim]

Yes there are. MariaDB has built a license that prevents strip-mining of open source code and prevents Cloud providers from offering it as-a-service.

CockRoachDB followed suit and implemented the same.

[josephcsible → timyim]

Those aren't open source.

[mikepurvis → josephcsible]

Right, and that may have consequences for whether a particular distro packages you or whether the OSI shines on you, but those are just part of the trade-off; a license like this is still a perfectly valid choice for a given endeavour.