[TriLUG] affero license draft approved

[Andrew C. Oliver]

This is again one of the attempts to "close the ASP loophole" meaning 
that if GMail were to use source governed by the AGPL then they would 
have to AGPL their whole codebase...thus "make available on the web" 
becomes "distribution" in effect. Also more here: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGPL

I think on the trivial level I disagree with having a company's name in 
the license title of an FSF license...

 > From: Brett Smith <brett at fsf.org>
 > > To: info-gplv3 at gplv3.fsf.org, info-fsf at gnu.org, info-gnu at gnu.org
 > > Subject: Second discussion draft of GNU AGPL version 3 released
 > > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:59:33 -0400
 > >
 > > The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today released the second 
discussion draft
 > > of the GNU Affero General Public License (GNU AGPL).  This new 
license is
 > > based on version 3 of the GNU GPL.  It has a new requirement to 
ensure that
 > > users who interact with the software over a network can receive the 
  source for
 > > that program.
 > >
 > > The original Affero GPL was intended to guarantee that everyone 
could receive
 > > the source for web applications that they used, so the software 
could always
 > > be shared and improved.  The corresponding provision in the GNU 
AGPL applies
 > > this same principle to all software that interacts with users through a
 > > network, but doesn't impose additional requirements when the same 
code is used
 > > for other purposes.  Since the GNU AGPL is based on version 3 of 
the GNU GPL,
 > > it will also provide improved internationalization, compatibility 
with the
 > > Apache License, and other benefits.
 > >
 > > This is the "Last Call" draft; the FSF will hear feedback on this 
new text
 > > from the public before publishing the final license.  The 
additional provision
 > > is in the first paragraph of section 13, and we ask that comments 
be focused
 > > there.  You can review the draft and provide your feedback at
 > > <http://gplv3.fsf.org/agplv3-dd2-guide.html>.
 > >




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