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And to take it even further, doesn't this bend the AGPLv3 licence to an extent?
by qqii 5y ago
And to take it even further, doesn't this bend the AGPLv3 licence to an extent?
- eitland 5y agoIf the code is entirely theirs they can do whatever they want including going all proprietary for all new releases tomorrow or moving to MIT.
- qqii 5y agoCan they? First they'd have to never have accepted contributions, then if they ran an updated version on their server wouldn't they be in vialation of AGPL (not providing end users, in this case specifically those who use Signal an updated codebase).
- IiydAbITMvJkqKf 5y agoIf they have never accepted contributions, then they are the sole copyright holder, and thus can do whatever they want with the code. Including not providing the source code to users. You can't sue the copyright holder for infringing their own copyright.
- hiq 5y agoThey have a CLA, the legal side of things is clear. They can use their code however they want, the licenses are only relevant for others. When you contribute, you basically license your code under a permissive license to Signal (because of the CLA).