Re: a Free Platform License?
(on the Free platform license, I agree with you)
Le lundi 28 novembre 2011 à 16:11 +0000, Simon McVittie a écrit :
> I for one would be reluctant to contribute significantly to a package under
> the license you propose; I'm already somewhat concerned about the AGPL,
> which raises some interesting practical problems (particularly if parts
> of an AGPL webapp are re-used in something that isn't a webapp).
It is stipulated in the AGPL that the specific requirement under section
13 apply only if the version of the program "supports such
interaction" (typically a webapp user interaction) so if it's not a
webapp I don't think it is the case; then it makes no difference if it's
GPLv3 or AGPLv3.
> Since I promised I'd mention DFSG-compliance-or-not: some debian-legal
> regulars disagree with the ftpmasters' decision to allow AGPL software
> into Debian. I personally think the AGPL is a Free license, but one with
> significant practical problems.
>
I'm quite new on this list, can you point us to the rationale behind the
debate?
Thanks,
Hugo
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