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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

That's false. The GPL allows for running a service with a closed source fork.

It's the AGPL that prohibits this, which is why I consider the AGPL nonfree.

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Okay, well then replace service with sell device with the code in it, or put any type of DRM on a device using the code.

The point being that any license is going to have some amount of:

> restricts the freedoms of the world to build upon, adapt, and use the software for any purpose.

It's just up to if you like the terms or not.

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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

That's false. The GPL allows for running a service with a closed source fork.

It's the AGPL that prohibits this, which is why I consider the AGPL nonfree.

Okay, well then replace service with sell device with the code in it, or put any type of DRM on a device using the code.

The point being that any license is going to have some amount of:

> restricts the freedoms of the world to build upon, adapt, and use the software for any purpose.

It's just up to if you like the terms or not.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse