AGPL vs GPL Debate
The cluster focuses on discussions advocating for or questioning the use of AGPL over GPL licenses, particularly to address network/server usage and SaaS loopholes by requiring source code disclosure.
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Wouldn't using an AGPL license be better for this than just GPL?
Isn't that what AGPL is for?
How is the AGPL restrictive in this case?
This sounds like a great argument for AGPL.
No, there's AGPL for that.
Isn't this what AGPL is for?
Isn’t that precisely what AGPL is for?
Is there a reason why you used GPL license instead of AGPL?.
Indeed, that's what the AGPL is for.
Wouldn't GPL v3 be as effective as AGPL in this context?