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What are effective, license-compliant methods to integrate AGPL software into cloud-based research tools?
Suppose a web-based scientific application uses an AGPL-licensed computational backend. What practical strategies allow the frontend to interface with that backend without triggering broader AGPL ...
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Is it possible to "downgrade" to GPL 3.0 after having applied AGPL 3.0 already?
I'm wondering whether, after publishing code/a project under AGPL, is it possible to change that license to GPL? I'm assuming in any case it isn't easy as it probably requires all authors to agree - ...
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Does ambigous license without a version refer to most recent? Is 'AGPL' currently equivalent to 'AGPL-3.0-only'?
What are good ways to handle software that has an ambiguous license version like 'AGPL'? License Naming Background FSF is considered the steward of AGPL version 3.0 (https://www.fsf.org/news/agplv3-pr ...
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LGPL and AGPL combo - how?
I'm writing a library and I want to license it so that if you modify and use it, even at a network service, you will need to disclose the modified source code of the library (as in the AGPL) but it ...
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How to prevent using source code as data source for machine learning activities?
I posted some library in public repository on github. Say, I do not want it to be used for machine learning purposes. General question: How could this be achieved? Spoiler: I found some collection of &...
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Are there any ways to distribute a program compiled from both CPL and AGPL source code?
GSDJVU is a CPL licensed driver for GhostScript (AGPL). According to DjvuLibre, it is legal to download the source code for both and compile them, but not to redistribute the compiled program due to ...
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AGPLv3 - Does indirect use over intermediary servers constitute "distribution"?
Let's say I'm building an app consisting of a frontend, backend and database. The database software is AGPLv3.0 licensed and running on the database server. The backend is proprietary, running on the ...
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Can I configure open source tools (GPL, AGPL) for my client?
I run a small consulting firm and would like to configure some GPLv3 and AGPL software for a client (think HR, Accounting, ERP software). We mainly want to avoid Oracle or other ERP providers to save ...
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