Is this FUD? [edit: it's not, see the replies - I kept my original comment below because that's what people answered to, but I no longer agree with it]
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The linked announcement says
> Going forward, any contribution to LXD will be made under AGPLv3 by default. The author of a change remains the copyright holder of their code (no copyright assignment).
Emphasis mine. No copyright assignment.
So, Canonical now contributes in AGPLv3. The project is now AGPLv3 as well, with some parts in Apache 2. Contributors may contribute in Apache 2 if they wish but probably won't bother. They still own their code.
The author is pissed off because he can't build custom versions without redistributing the modifications and can't sell services to companies afraid of the AGPL anymore.
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The linked announcement says
> Going forward, any contribution to LXD will be made under AGPLv3 by default. The author of a change remains the copyright holder of their code (no copyright assignment).
Emphasis mine. No copyright assignment.
So, Canonical now contributes in AGPLv3. The project is now AGPLv3 as well, with some parts in Apache 2. Contributors may contribute in Apache 2 if they wish but probably won't bother. They still own their code.
The author is pissed off because he can't build custom versions without redistributing the modifications and can't sell services to companies afraid of the AGPL anymore.