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Can I modify Apache 2.0 project and license the modifications under AGPLv3?

I have forked a Apache 2.0 repository on github that has not been active for years. I have made modifications to the files. I want to release the modifications under a different license (Apache ...
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Does AGPL-3.0 require open-sourcing the derivatives if the original work is open-source?

The website of a library licensed under AGPL-3.0 states the following (emphasis mine): AGPL-3.0 License This OSI-approved license is designed with students and enthusiasts in mind, championing open ...
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AGPL 3.0 library used as a back-end service

I have read that an AGPL database is safe to use without sharing the code because it is running as some kind of support for the application that you are serving to the customer. But what if it is not ...
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Is there an AGPL 3.0 ONLY license?

The AGPL 3.0 license is actually the AGPL 3.0 or later license due to the 14. Revised Versions of this License. paragraph: 14. Revised Versions of this License. The Free Software Foundation may ...
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How to properly credit an author when using their project as a module in my project?

I'm new to releasing open source, or releasing any kind of code I've developed at all. There is this Python CLI application an author posted on GitHub with an AGPL-3.0 license. I found it useful and ...
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Can a web-service based on AGPL 3.0 Licensed software demand money for its services?

We are developing a toolkit primarily as a QGIS Plugin (basically a collection of Python code and related scripts that can be run within QGIS). The code is currently still "closed source", ...
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Implications of the AGPL 3.0 License for integrated methods

We are developing a toolkit primarily as a QGIS Plugin (basically a collection of Python code and related scripts that can be run within QGIS). It is a collection of tools and algorithms revolving ...
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Adding autoconverting clause to AGPL?

I was wondering if there is a straightforward way to have AGPL software autoconvert to a BSD-0 license after some arbitrary time (for example, two years), similar to how the BSL works. I mostly want a ...
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Project consumption under AGPL V3

The title may be wrong. I was looking to clarify some confusions for my PKDSA project on GitHub. There are two licenses that I choose for my project. 90% of the code is actually licensed under AGPL V3 ...
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Is it possible to use library as private confidential in GPL 3.0 Project

I have a project (for context it's Android) that is GPL 3.0 License and wants to append a library as a private non-license or MIT Personal License. Is it possible to achieve that without violating the ...
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Understanding the commercial applications of AGPL3

I have a JavaScript library which I want to open source AND potentially make a business out of. I've seen lots of companies that provide open-source software use the AGPL3 license, but I have a few ...
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Question about AGPLv3. How to state that I modified source code?

So here is what I want to know. As one Project's code I added to my own uses AGPLv3 license i licensed my own Project as AGPLv3 but there is such a step as "Conveying Modified Source Versions&...
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