Questions tagged [agpl-3.0]
For questions about the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)
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AGPL and sandboxed user code
I'm developing a web application that allows users to program single-file scripts. These scripts are sandboxed and executed in the same application.
I'd like to release the source of my application ...
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Using GPL library in my own Apache library
I have a GPL library and an Apache-licensed library. I want to use the GPL library in my Apache library and for the Apache library to stay Apache. Is that even possible?
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Displaying a logo as attribution
An AGPL licensed web application I'm interested in using has the following stipulations:
"Pursuant to section 7 3(b) of the GNU AGPL you must retain the original {{package}} logo when distributing ...
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Open Source licences applications in R, RShiny and OpenCPU data outputs
So, first of all I do not want to sell any scripts or commercial applications that use R scrips or libraries. The Open Source is there for a reason and it should remain as it is.
I would like to ...
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Having a copyright protected image on AGPL website
I'm developing a piece of software that will be available under AGPL license. It is a webpage intended to be used by different fandoms to track interviews with their favorite author/creator.
I'm ...
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AGPL v3 project with MIT licensed framework
I wish to create an AGPLv3 project which uses an underlying framework which is MIT-licensed.
The framework offers some source code which needs to/can be modified to make the framework bend to the ...
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AGPL license - RStudio Server
I know that there are certainly already many questions on this topic - I have also read through quite a few, but unfortunately still do not understand it.
I am in the process of deploying an RShiny ...
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Proprietary app injecting CSS into a remote self-hosted GPL web-app in WebView
I'm building a proprietary application that loads into its WebView a remote, self-hosted GPLv2 licensed web application.
I'm sure that loading a resource via WebView will not violate GPL (the web ...
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Can I use a AGPL/GPL package and software for closed-source backend API?
I'm creating an API for a website. An interesting Node.js package I would need is licensed under the AGPL-3. that package is a binding library that speaks to a GPL-2 licensed software (compiled binary)...
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Can I use unmodified Grafana as the visualisation component of my commercial service?
In the light of the new AGPL Grafana license, can we still use unmodifed Grafana served as a docker image on cloud as the visualisation component of our commercial service?
My understanding so far is ...
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Are these additional permission properly worded?
I'm planning to create an AGPL licensed web app that should help you with organizing your life. I want to create it in Clojure but there are a few roadblocks that I want to avoid with additional ...
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AGPL - Api usage
I am currently working on a workout app for a gym and in my research stumbled upon wger.
https://wger.de/en/software/license.
An API distributed under AGPL.
My question is the following:
Does the ...
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Which license to use LGPL-3.0, MPL-2.0 or AGPL-3.0 for a library that manages files locally?
I'm open-sourcing a library that tries to make managing local files easier by enabling full text search, encryption, corruption handling & remote transfer/distribution of files.
What license to ...
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Does GPL cover single page web apps fully
If you're trying to make sure future changes to a single page app (including perhaps adding a backend API) are GPL'd, is it sufficient to release the code under the GPL, or is the AGPL required?
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AGPL 3.0 compatibility
I want to use AGPL to licence my project. But I need learn AGPL compatibility with these 3 licences:
Android Software Development Kit License
Fabric Software and Services Agreement
Crashlytics Terms ...
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Built-in mechanisms to fetch the corresponding source code for AGPLv3-licensed projects
In the AGPLv3 text -after the END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS line- there is this recommendation on How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs which rather terse and states that there are many ways to ...
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AGPL, and converted code
Say I convert an AGPL-licensed library from Java to Kotlin using the IntelliJ code conversion functionality, and change the code from there. Can I then use this converted library in my closed source ...
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Is copyleft triggered for a backend service with GPLv3 dependency dynamically linked, if the backend exposes public API endpoints for mobile client?
I'm trying to figure out if GPLv3 copyleft is triggered for the following scenario:
A company has a backend service written in a dynamically typed programming language. The service has a bunch of ...
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Adding AGPL patches to a Software with APACHE2 or MIT License
I am interested in creating a fork of an abandoned software. The software which is no longer maintained is release under the terms of Apache 2 license.
Am I allowed to create my patches under a less ...
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How do you legally get data out of a GPL or AGPL program?
After talking to a lot of people, they seem to give the impression that once the data goes into a GPL licensed program, it can only be extracted from that program by GPL licensed software.
I am told ...
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Is there any license which is based off on AGPL, but provides exemptions for the owner to allow others use it under a different license?
I have a set of libraries or framework that has been under development for more than a year by my team. We are finally nearing the completion of a few of these projects and want to release them as ...
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Does AGPLv3 prohibit to have a proprietary part of a service?
I'm designing a web service where one part of it will be licensed as AGPLv3 (Affero GPLv3) because of a dependency. But I want to make the other part of that system proprietary. The users will be able ...
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What does AGPLv3.0 section 7f mean and can you give an example of its use?
In section 7 of the AGPLv3.0 there is the possibility to make limited changes to the license.
I don't think I understand the changes allowed by subsection f) and I have certainly never seen it ...
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License for open-sourcing a website theme while disallowing direct reuse
I'm working on a theme for the static website generator Hugo to use for my personal portfolio website. Since I prefer open-source code and would like to keep all my own projects in the same vein, I ...
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AGPL and Bitwarden license
I recently was in need for a place to store my passwords and stumbled upon bitwarden. After looking in github I noticed that the code is partially licensed under AGPL and partially under a commercial ...
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Modified version of AGPLv3 software in commercial use - What to expose
we are using an opensource web application for front end UI of our software which is AGPLv3 based.
The software also has middleware and back end data base as well
The modified software will be sold ...
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How is Static Website affected by fact that it was generated by AGPL-3.0 tool?
There is Pelican Static Site Generator https://blog.getpelican.com/
it takes directory structure with mainly *.RST files ("blog source" written by me) on my HDD and creates another ...
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AGPL/LGPL licensed app usage in proprietary software
I have software with proprietary license. For some reasons I need an AGPL library (DLL). So, for including the AGPL licensed application (To manage license terms) I am using the following methods (I ...
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Berkeley DB JE open source in public web app?
We would like to create a web app that is accessed publicly. The code for Berkeley DB is not modified. the code for the web app will not be downloaded or shared with other groups,but is simply ...
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Can one use AGPL application without copy left effects?
I am going to start by stating that I've read (almost) all the posts related to the AGPL license. Unfortunately it's not yet clear. Most of the posts refer to libraries while I use it as an ...
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Understanding AGPLv3 and if I need to OpenSource
I'm thinking of using the following library in a website I am building.
https://github.com/imazen/imageflow-dotnet-server
It is licensed under the AGPLv3 license. However, I am not 100% clear whether ...
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Indirectly distributed AGPL with FOSS exception compliance
We have an old proprietary service that contains automated tests and they run in our CI & CD infrastructure. In order to run these tests, we are dependent on the old NUnit.Parallel and this ...
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Does AGPL-3.0 extend to the database schema?
If an open source database-backed web application uses the AGPL-3.0 license, do its viral aspects extend to the database schema? If another app, written in a different programming language, uses the ...
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Should I replace this line in AGPL-3.0?
In AGPL 3.0, on line 632, I see this:
<one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
Copyright (C) <year> <name of author>
I'm creating a software with ...
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What are the restrictions on using pretrained binary model under AGPLv3
I'm working on license plate recognition software. I have found following project: https://github.com/openalpr/openalpr The project itself is under AGPL-3.0
Part of this project is trained data for ...
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AGPLv3 for the code and project in general but CC-BY only for doc strings documentation?
I have an Elixir project, I want to license the software under AGPLv3. The code have module attributes that's doc strings used to generate the documentation. Then, can the documentation (and then the ...
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If I use AGPL software (hosted on my environment) to populate DB data w/o any code changes, should I open the code of my software that does DB calls?
If I use AGPL service w/o code changes to populate data in the Mongo database and then retrieve this data from DB via my own-written service, should I open-source the code of my service? My own-...
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Is AGPLv3 reasonable for an internal analytics API server?
I'm developing an analytics server that companies should be able to run as-is & interact with internally via APIs. I'd like for them to be able to use this tool without having to open-source their ...
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Can GPL or AGPL talk to non-GPL software (via API, for example)?
Does the GPL or AGPL restrict programs from talking to other programs with other licenses via API? (i.e. transferring data.)
Example scenario:
Person 1 has Software A which has a GPL license.
Person ...
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Can a GPL'ed WordPress plugin/theme incorporate an AGPL library?
If I develop a WordPress theme/plugin, and release it under a GPL license, can my plugin/theme incorporate (include) a third party library that is licensed under AGPL v.3?
If so, does my plugin/theme ...
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LOB applications and AGPL
I understand that SaaS applications are considered to be "distributed" or "conveyed" when they are used, what about LOB applications? For example an eCommerce site which has a ...
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How do I go about having stuff licensed differently in a project licensed under a different license?
Suppose my project A is licensed under AGPL v3.
Now I choose to include stuff (a filter list actually) from different sources, which are licensed under GPLv2, CC-BY 4.0, and I have combined them in a ...
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AGPL Code reading output from proprietary software
I have the following scenario, and will appreciate any advice on the licensing issues.
THE SCENARIO
I have Application A that is open source, and has an AGPLv3 licence. And I have Application B that ...
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Can I use a GPL data collection agent in commercial software
I am trying to create a commercial monitoring software using Zabbix agent. Zabbix agent is a data collection software installed in a remote computer that collects the data and sends to a central ...
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Is there published precedent regarding the scope of covered work that uses AGPL software?
I found a number of questions discussing AGPL, but none really speak to the scope of AGPL. In practice, large providers such as Amazon provide AGPL software (e.g., MongoDB) and clearly do not provide ...
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Provide customers an AGPL alternative
I'm just starting an open source project. This question is not related to an existing project, but I want to avoid some mistakes.
I found that AGPL 3.0 could fit to my concept (copyleft, SaaSS safety,...
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What is develop license about AGPL license?
There are many good open source libraries which are under AGPL license. And sometimes on their official website, I see an license option named "development license". For example: https://www....
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Dual license open source software?
I'm building a piece of open source code that I want to use the AGPLv3 license, but at the same time, if a company pays a fee, I want to allow them to access the software using a much more permissive ...
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Is it possible to restrict GPL3 licensed software to non-commercial projects?
I am searching for a suitable license for my project (A Grav CMS PHP Website Rating Plugin). I want to ensure that:
The code is published open source
The code will be kept open source by other users (...
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AGPL used with a modular framework, modules are not open source
As far as i understand, the AGPL license permits me to use the library (https://github.com/Corvusoft/restbed) for a server that faces the web and is publicly accessable, as long as the server it's ...
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