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Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This by fest on Monday November 09, 2020 @05:34AM (#25033341)
What is the consensus on using/extending GPL licensed code in the web backend?
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Re:No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This by ghaff on Monday November 09, 2020 @08:40AM (#25034666)
If it's just being used in the web backend (or not being made available for download generally), you're not distributing so GPL doesn't come into play. This is the "loophole" that AGPL was created to address.
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