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> How many people using RethinkDB are changing its code? That's not the point. If you're even using the software the other software components would also be bo
by oh_well 10y ago
> How many people using RethinkDB are changing its code?
That's not the point. If you're even using the software the other software components would also be bound by the AGPL license.
- prawnsalad 10y agoThat is not correct. Any modifications to the project under the AGPL license need to also be under AGPL. Anything that simply uses the projects APIs is not bound to the same license. If this were not the case, then companies using MongoDB would have to be releasing all their project code, including Google / Ebay / EA / Sage / anyone else listed here: https://www.mongodb.com/who-uses-mongodb https://www.mongodb.com/who-uses-mongodb If all these high profile companies are OK with using an AGPL project without turning their projects open source, then I'm sure it's legally fine to do so in practise.
- noselasd 10y agoNo. AGPL does not apply to stuff connecting to the program. It gives you the right to the source code of the program if you interact with it remotely through a computer network (directly or indirectly). It does not apply to other software(e.g. a client driver) that connects to tne program.