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The main difference between GPL and AGPL is that with AGPL, running software and exposing it on the web also effectively counts as distributing the software. T
by matharmin 9y ago
The main difference between GPL and AGPL is that with AGPL, running software and exposing it on the web also effectively counts as distributing the software.
There are some contentious points with AGPL. For example, lets say your website is backed by an AGPL-licensed database. Do you have to open-source your website? Or only modifications you make to the database software? Or only if you expose the database software directly? Very often these questions are not clear with the AGPL, but just having these ambiguities is enough for a company like Google to stay clear completely.