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> over the next six months we will be releasing the source code for all our client-side applications They weren't already?! Come back when you've AGPL'd your
by gregknicholson 9y ago
> over the next six months we will be releasing the source code for all our client-side applications
They weren't already?!
Come back when you've AGPL'd your server-side software. Then I'll believe you're committed to open source; and I'll trust you, because you'll be legally obliged to be honest about what's running on your servers.
- xeeeeeeeeeeenu 9y ago>Come back when you've AGPL'd your server-side software. Then I'll believe you're committed to open source; and I'll trust you, because you'll be legally obliged to be honest about what's running on your servers. It's not how it works. The copyright holder isn't obliged to follow AGPL (or any other FOSS license) terms.
- gregknicholson 9y agoGood point. I was assuming there would be third-party contributions, and the third-parties would retain their copyright.
- freeone3000 9y agoNo, they won't - or at least, no more so than they are now. Licenses grant rights to people who didn't have them previously. They do not restrict rights.