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The license does not include the phrase "connect directly". It says if you modify the Program, your modified version must prominently offer all users interactin
by tremon 6y ago
The license does not include the phrase "connect directly". It says if you modify the Program, your modified version must prominently offer all users interacting with it remotely through a computer network [..] an opportunity to receive the Corresponding Source of your version
"interacting with it remotely through a computer network" may include several hops, the text is unclear at this point. And there is precedent for this interpretation, Microsoft uses the same concept (as "multiplexing") in their SQL Server license terms: https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/D/4/3D42BDC2-6725-4B29-B75A-A5B04179958B/Licensing_Brief_PLT_Multiplexing.pdf https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/D/4/3D42BDC2-6725-... (pdf, from [1], should the document link change in the future).
[1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/learn-more/volume-licensing-briefs https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/learn-more/volume-...