> the AGPL forces you to make your change available to the parent corp so that they can benefit for free from your labor I think you're missing a crucial nuanc

> the AGPL forces you to make your change available to the parent corp so that they can benefit for free from your labor I think you're missing a crucial nuance here. You have to make your change available under the AGPL. So the parent corp cannot use your modifications in proprietary offerings unless you separately and voluntarily sign a licensing agreement. This grants you power over the parent corp: if they want your changes, they either need to keep them equivalently open, or they need to come to an agreement with you.