Questions tagged [agpl-3.0]
For questions about the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)
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Can a web-service based on AGPL 3.0 Licensed software demand money for its services?
We are developing a toolkit primarily as a QGIS Plugin (basically a collection of Python code and related scripts that can be run within QGIS). The code is currently still "closed source", ...
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Implications of the AGPL 3.0 License for integrated methods
We are developing a toolkit primarily as a QGIS Plugin (basically a collection of Python code and related scripts that can be run within QGIS). It is a collection of tools and algorithms revolving ...
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Adding autoconverting clause to AGPL?
I was wondering if there is a straightforward way to have AGPL software autoconvert to a BSD-0 license after some arbitrary time (for example, two years), similar to how the BSL works.
I mostly want a ...
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Project consumption under AGPL V3
The title may be wrong. I was looking to clarify some confusions for my PKDSA project on GitHub. There are two licenses that I choose for my project. 90% of the code is actually licensed under AGPL V3 ...
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Is it possible to use library as private confidential in GPL 3.0 Project
I have a project (for context it's Android) that is GPL 3.0 License and wants to append a library as a private non-license or MIT Personal License.
Is it possible to achieve that without violating the ...
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Understanding the commercial applications of AGPL3
I have a JavaScript library which I want to open source AND potentially make a business out of. I've seen lots of companies that provide open-source software use the AGPL3 license, but I have a few ...
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Question about AGPLv3. How to state that I modified source code?
So here is what I want to know.
As one Project's code I added to my own uses AGPLv3 license i licensed my own Project as AGPLv3 but there is such a step as "Conveying Modified Source Versions&...
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Distribute the code as closed source and the end users download GPLv3 dependencies separately
I check the FAQ page of GNU Licenses but cannot find the answer.
If someone is using my code (in Python) that is released under GPLv3, does s/he violate my GPLv3 rights if s/he uses my library ...
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How to use technically dual-licensed software?
From a practical angle.
Say I downloaded some Open Source SW which is dually licensed, e.g. by AGPL and European Union Public license.
Now I want to include it into my project.
What steps should I ...
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How to prevent using source code as data source for machine learning activities?
I posted some library in public repository on github.
Say, I do not want it to be used for machine learning purposes.
General question: How could this be achieved?
Spoiler: I found some collection of &...
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Licensing compatibility for final user
I'm creating a new self-hosted open source software under the Apache License 2.0, but at some point of the development I figured out that I need an object storage to manage generated files, because I ...
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Is user data part of an AGPL-derived-application?
Assuming we have a kubernetes application stack consisting of - among other things - MongoDB and Metabase. Metabase is APGLv3 licensed. We share the combined code as e.g. helm charts publicly on ...
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How does the AGPL apply to services used in the backend? [duplicate]
If I have a publicly accessible web service that uses AGPL software via a REST API in the backend, how does the AGPL apply to the service?
Would I only have to make the AGPL sources of the backend ...
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Are there any ways to distribute a program compiled from both CPL and AGPL source code?
GSDJVU is a CPL licensed driver for GhostScript (AGPL). According to DjvuLibre, it is legal to download the source code for both and compile them, but not to redistribute the compiled program due to ...
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AGPLv3 - Does indirect use over intermediary servers constitute "distribution"?
Let's say I'm building an app consisting of a frontend, backend and database.
The database software is AGPLv3.0 licensed and running on the database server.
The backend is proprietary, running on the ...
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