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Re:I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project by edaemon on Saturday June 08, 2019 @12:31PM (#20133282)
The AGPLv3 considers network use to be distribution so the client would have to publish the source. They could still use it for free, but it would have to remain open source.
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Re:I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project by OJFord on Saturday June 08, 2019 @12:51PM (#20133426)
I thought it also prohibits commercial use, so the client would have to publish the source _and_ not sell access?
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Re:I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project by edaemon on Saturday June 08, 2019 @12:53PM (#20133451)
It allows commercial use.

Here's more info: https://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/

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Re:I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project by OJFord on Saturday June 08, 2019 @01:13PM (#20133587)
Ah, thanks.
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Re:I didn't get paid, so I open-sourced my client’s project by detaro on Saturday June 08, 2019 @12:53PM (#20133445)
No Open-Source license forbids commercial use.
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