You are only browsing one thread in the discussion! All comments are available on the post page.

Return

TerryMathews ,

I’ll be the heretic here, but so far as I know you are only required to make source available when you distribute binaries. And for that matter, it doesn’t even have to be online just available upon request unless you’re using a derivative GPL that added online access as a clause.

I highly doubt the users of a web interface are required to be given access to source. There are multiple GPL-licensed web servers (I am well aware Apache is not btw) and I’ve never seen one embed a code link on every page.

Tl;Dr: Lemmy does it, but I believe it’s not required. Modify away if you so choose.

rglullis ,
@rglullis@communick.news avatar

AGPL has a clause that basically says “network access counts as distribution”. If you make modifications to a AGPL code which users can connect to, users should be able to have access to the source code with your changes.

vegetaaaaaaa ,
@vegetaaaaaaa@lemmy.world avatar

Lemmy is licensed under AGPL choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/

When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • random
  • wartaberita
  • uselessserver093
  • Food
  • aaaaaaacccccccce
  • [email protected]
  • test
  • CafeMeta
  • testmag
  • MUD
  • RhythmGameZone
  • RSS
  • dabs
  • TheResearchGuardian
  • Ask_kbincafe
  • KbinCafe
  • Testmaggi
  • Socialism
  • feritale
  • oklahoma
  • SuperSentai
  • KamenRider
  • All magazines