Can I use AGPL software for commercial purposes?

Using the Licensed Code The AGPL License permits users of the licensed code to: Use the code for commercial purposes: Like both GPL v2 and GPL v3, the AGPL imposes no conditions on using the code in software that’s sold commercially.

Is AGPL a copyleft?

The AGPL V3 license is a strong copyleft license that enforces open source on all components derived from any previous work. It closes the server-side loophole, where the source code isn’t made available if the software isn’t released.

Can I use GNU Affero General Public License?

The GNU General Public License permits making a modified version and letting the public access it on a server without ever releasing its source code to the public. The GNU Affero General Public License is designed specifically to ensure that, in such cases, the modified source code becomes available to the community.

Is AGPL OSI approved?

The GNU Affero General Public License is a modified version of the ordinary GNU GPL version 3….GNU Affero General Public License.

Author	Free Software Foundation
SPDX identifier	AGPL-3.0-or-later AGPL-3.0-only
Debian FSG compatible	Yes
FSF approved	Yes
OSI approved	Yes

What is the difference between AGPL and GPL?

GPL: If you publish the software, you have to do the same for the source code of it and any library that it borrows functions from. AGPL: If your software gives service online, you have to publish the source code of it and any library that it borrows functions from.

Can I modify GPL code?

The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing them.

What is difference between AGPL and LGPL?

The LGPL is more permissive and allows commercial derivative work, without the need to share the corresponding source code. The AGPL is a stronger open source licence, and requires derivate work and service hosting to share their source code.

Is mendeley under GNU Affero General Public License?

The GNU Affero General Public License is a free, copyleft license published by the Free Software Foundation in November 2007, and based on the GNU General Public License, version 3 and the Affero General Public License….GNU Affero General Public License.

Author	Free Software Foundation
Website	gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html

Can I use AGPL in SaaS?

AGPL contains an additional clause that treats SaaS (“Remote Network Interaction”) like distribution, for purposes of invoking the copyleft conditions.

Is MongoDB AGPL?

MongoDB is released under the GNU Affero General Public License. This Free Software Foundation license is fairly new, and thus we wanted to talk about how this license differs from GPL. Our goal with using AGPL is to preserve the concept of copyleft with MongoDB.

Can you use GPL code in proprietary software?

Under the GPL, either static or dynamic linking requires the main program to be distributed under the GPL, with the result that linking a GPL-licensed library is incompatible (in licensing terms) with a proprietary program.

What is GPLV2 license?

Among today’s more popular OSS licenses is the GNU (of the GNU Project) General Public License Version 2.0, commonly referred to as simply GPL v2. Initially released in 1991, the GPL 2 is a copyleft license, meaning users must abide by some strict rules and requirements.

Is LGPL free software?

LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation. The LGPL provides a more permissive alternative for the strictly copyleft GPL.

Is GNU Affero General Public License open source?

The purpose of the GNU Affero GPL is to prevent a problem that affects developers of free programs that are often used on servers. The Open Source Initiative approved the GNU AGPLv3 as an open source license in March 2008 after the company Funambol submitted it for consideration through its CEO Fabrizio Capobianco.

Why is the Sspl not an open source license?

It is simply that Elastic’s current business model is inconsistent with what open source licenses are designed to do. Its current business desires are what proprietary licenses (which includes source available) are designed for.