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believe it or not, if your AGPL software is like a Database or some non-user facing or something that works over an api, a closed source software developer can

believe it or not, if your AGPL software is like a Database or some non-user facing or something that works over an api, a closed source software developer can use your AGPL licensed software in building his/her closed source software as long as the developer does not make any modifications to the AGPL software and informs the user about agpl software in the license file. AGPL software DOES NOT prevent use of the software in a proprietary software unless the software itself is changed and even then, the modifications is to be open sourced. There isn't the "virality" of AGPL like people claim. That is with SSPL

merb 3y ago
Well some companies believe something different like itext, they even mention something like > When using iText Core/Community under AGPL, you must prominently mention iText and include the iText copyright and AGPL license in output file metadata, and also retain the producer line in every PDF that is created or manipulated using iText. On https://itextpdf.com/how-buy/AGPLv3-license https://itextpdf.com/how-buy/AGPLv3-license However „ 7. Additional Terms“ States that I can just ignore any additional terms. It’s really a clusterfuck. I’m not even sure if it would be legal to create a http server that provides functionality of itext. On the other hand mongodb was agpl for a long time and nobody cared.
- 2Gkashmiri 3y ago
  >It’s a legal violation to use iText Core/Community and our open source add-ons in a non-AGPL environment. this is not standard AGPL licensing terms. they are just making stuff up