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Re:RethinkDB needs a new home by oh_well on Friday October 07, 2016 @01:05PM (#12662187)
> it seems like you have misunderstood what the AGPL does.

I've read the AGPL license. I disagree with your interpretation.

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Re:RethinkDB needs a new home by zackelan on Friday October 07, 2016 @03:49PM (#12663448)
Your interpretation also disagrees with the interpretation, and explicitly stated goals, of RethinkDB itself:

https://rethinkdb.com/faq/

> The RethinkDB server is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. The client drivers are licensed under the Apache License v2.0.

> We chose to release the client drivers under the Apache License v2.0 to remove any ambiguity as to the extent of the server license. You do not have to license any software that uses RethinkDB under AGPL, and are free to use any licensing mechanism of your choice.

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Re:RethinkDB needs a new home by the_watcher on Friday October 07, 2016 @02:54PM (#12663061)
It''s not an interpretation. It's what the license does.
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