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I wonder if you could 'hack' this by working on a project that won, and to use and depend on GPL (or even AGPL) software. If they use it, you've made them open
by rmc 14y ago
I wonder if you could 'hack' this by working on a project that won, and to use and depend on GPL (or even AGPL) software. If they use it, you've made them open source their code.
- andreasvc 14y agoAs long as they don't distribute the code, it's not a problem. Companies can maintain an in-house fork of GPL projects without having to release the source.
- rmc 14y agoIf it's AGPL they have to release it the software is publically available. That's the point of the AGPL.
- andreasvc 14y ago> As long as they don't distribute the code
- rmc 14y agoNo. If you have Affero GPL (AGPL) licenced code, you have to make the source code available if you make the programme "accessible to the public over the internet", even if you don't distribute the code. It's a new licence from the FSF, designed for web applications and the modern 'cloud'/'internet' world.
- catshirt 14y agoplease read between the lines here. "Companies can maintain an in-house fork..."