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We really need an AGPL3 for documentation. If you read that documentation and then provide (consulting) services based on that knowledge, you really need to fee
by warkdarrior 6y ago
We really need an AGPL3 for documentation. If you read that documentation and then provide (consulting) services based on that knowledge, you really need to feed the profits back to the documentation authors.
- duskwuff 6y agoWhat you're proposing amounts to "if you read this, you must give us money". That's way outside the scope of a license and is completely unenforceable. It's also a great way to convince consultants to avoid your software entirely.
- setr 6y agoThe documentation AGPL equivalent would simply be that if you provide a modified copy of the docs remotely (eg online), you must still provide the documentation source and all rights to modify & redistribute further. The AGPL just extends the GPL to apply in SaaS contexts — I don’t know how the documentation equivalent that would go anything close to modifying profit flow for consulting services