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0 pointsjustinclift2y ago0 comments

Personally, I like the AGPL. It means that when a place uses / extends the code, it's pretty likely they're intending on contributing back.

It's the places that go "Ewwww... AGPLv3!" that you have to wonder about.

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paulryanrogers2y ago· 2 in thread

Until AGPL3 is tested on court I'll keep avoiding it for my day job. While I appreciate the idea, I'd rather not risk my livelihood.

My employers do contribute (however modestly) to FOSS, though typically MIT licensed.

webstrand2y ago

What test do you want to see in court? Is it due to concern of the virality of the license infecting software that uses it? Or due to concern that the license doesn't actually protect what it claims to and would be found unenforceable by the court?

paulryanrogers2y ago

Whether or not AGPL3 software will virally infect an entire service of which it constitutes one part.

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