That's how the MongoDB guys interpret it[1]: To say this another way: if you modify the core database source code, the goal is that you have to contribute th

That's how the MongoDB guys interpret it[1]: To say this another way: if you modify the core database source code, the goal is that you have to contribute those modifications back to the community. Note however that it is NOT required that applications using mongo be published. [1] http://blog.mongodb.org/post/103832439/the-agpl http://blog.mongodb.org/post/103832439/the-agpl