[Freedombox-discuss] AGPL code for the FreedomBox?

Les Orchard l.m.orchard at pobox.com
Wed Mar 9 16:55:44 UTC 2011


On Wed Mar  9 11:39:22 2011, Robinson Tryon wrote:

> As I understand it, the AGPL requires the distribution of source code
> to public-facing AGPLed network services running on a machine. If I
> take this prototype FreedomBox front-end and run it on my plug server,
> I'll have to provide the source on that machine (or a link elsewhere).
> I'm curious what will happen when the links hard-coded into 100,000
> FreedomBoxes (or someone else's copycat project) go stale.

FWIW, as I understand it, this only kicks in if you're running a 
modified version of the software. Then, you have to provide your 
modified source in some form, somewhere. Say, on github. If you haven't 
modified it, then a standard link back to the main project pages should 
be fine.



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