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Re: Affero General Public License



* Steve Langasek:

> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 02:00:03AM +0000, Kai Hendry wrote:
>> There is a python library I want to package (#349763) that uses the
>> Affero General Public License (AGPL).
>
>> http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html
>
>> I thought I should just check with you guys if the license is OK for
>> Debian.
>
> No, it is not.  The requirement of source redistribution to third parties
> that you are not distributing binaries to is incompatible with the DFSG.

It seems that web.py does not include the source transmission facility
mentioned in the AGPL.  As a result, the additional clause is void,
and the license should be DFSG-free.



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