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Version for GPL, AGPL

Open TejasAvinashShetty opened this issue 4 years ago • 3 comments

Could we have a version for GPLv3, AGPL v3 just like the ones for MIT, BSD?

TejasAvinashShetty avatar Jan 22 '20 05:01 TejasAvinashShetty

Hi, thanks for your interest. The way the GPL works is that additional restrictions can't be introduced with it, but we're trying to figure out a workable approach.

frnsys avatar Jan 22 '20 15:01 frnsys

Would use this license if it workedl with AGPL v3

positiveimpact avatar Jul 02 '20 10:07 positiveimpact

Would love to see improvement here, (A)GPLv3 would be crucial for me.

There is a clause in the GPL preventing additional terms being added if it would invalidate the core freedoms carved out by the GPL, but of course a derivative license can simply remove clauses as well as adding them. A derivative license of this kind could not be referred to as being "based on the GPL" or similar because that would be confusing, but it could be presented as a Climate Strike license for fans of strong or weak copyleft.

cathalgarvey avatar Oct 29 '20 12:10 cathalgarvey