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The (A)GPL is still very relevant. The whole point of free software (in the GNU sense) is that you should have complete access to the sources of a software syst
by sfk 17y ago
The (A)GPL is still very relevant. The whole point of free software (in the GNU sense) is that you should have complete access to the sources of a software system.
In the case of a web application, this includes server side
software. No matter what some vocal AGPL opponents here say, this opinion is not exclusively held by fundamentalists:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15855 http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15855
- elblanco 17y agoThis is true, I think RMS is as close to certifiable as one can get, but the point of having source available for inspection is a very important one in certain contexts. A quick example, voting machines, for quite a while the electronic voting machine sources were completely closed and the companies fought in court from having to reveal the source. When the source was finally reviewed it was found to be a mess and could possibly turn an election one way or the other. http://www.pcworld.com/article/135461/diebold_voting_machines_vulnerable_to_virus_attack.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/135461/diebold_voting_machine... This is one of those areas where Freedom and Free Software intersect in a way where Stallman's philosophy makes a heck of a lot of sense. On the flip side, not browsing the web for "personal reasons" sounds like somebody who also has tin foil blocking all their windows.