The AGPL license was designed to close what’s perceived by some as a loophole in the GPL license. The GPL is a popular free software license that guarantees anyone who has received a copy of the software the right to run, study, modify, and share it for free or for a fee. Distributors of GPL-licensed software are not allowed to place restrictions on the rights guaranteed by the license. For example, distributing the software under a non-disclosure agreement is forbidden.
Devin Ulibarri, the Free Software Foundation s outreach and communications coordinator, writes up an event he describes as meeting with some old and new friends:
On Sunday, October 1, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) hosted a hackday to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the GNU Project. Folk.
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