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AGPL is a “weak” copyleft license, not strong. It basically means not all derivatives need to be open sourced. If you modify AGPL code but never distribute it o
by CaptainOSS 5y ago
AGPL is a “weak” copyleft license, not strong. It basically means not all derivatives need to be open sourced. If you modify AGPL code but never distribute it or provide it as a service over a network to users, you don’t have to provide source.
- orra 5y ago> If you modify AGPL code but never distribute it No free or open source license requires private modifications to be shared. Doing so would violate your privacy, and goes against the 'you can use this software for any purpose' requirement. > or [never] provide it as a service over a network to users, you don’t have to provide source. Hell, AGPL is one of the few licenses that does require you to share modifications, if you provide it as a network service. Again: strong copyleft.
- CaptainOSS 5y agoafter further research, you are correct that AGPLv3 is a "stronger" copyleft license. LGPL3 is a "weak" copyleft.