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Reading AGPL
- arnon 6y agoI've struggled to understand AGPL before, and our lawyers advised us to avoid it because they didn't fully understand it's implications either. This is super useful!
- enriquto 6y ago> our lawyers advised us to avoid it because they didn't fully understand This seems to be a problem with your lawyers, doesn't it? Are there other legal text they don't understand?
- arnon 6y agoI agree, they weren't very good lawyers. They'd prefer we don't do anything to reduce the risk.
- tannhaeuser 6y agoThis and kemitchell's previous installments are extremely helpful IMO. Wrt AGPL though, - unlike GPL, it hasn't stood in court (or has it, and in which jurisdiction?); which is kindof a biggie since there may be legal uncertainties and costs, to put it mildly; in particular - I've heard the concern that, on top of the copyright/contract law debate mentioned, AGPL can't be applied to the maximum-viral/contagious degree desired by those who consider licensing their work under AGPL (forcing AWS to either publish their network provisioning stack under GPL, say, or cease using third-party AGPL software alltogether) because AGPL or any license cannot legally limit rights to third-party software. Disclaimer: IANAL (4 semesters, though)
- kemitchell 6y agoDrop me a line. kyle@kemitchell.com.