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Because you want to take their hard work, modify it and not share it back to the community?

I'm not crying that "it's not for you".


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VoxPelli11/08/2024

Absolutely not.

I want to keep the legalese in my setups at a manageable level, avoid needless lock-ins (AGPL is one of the least compatible licenses out there, code from an AGPL project can only ever be used in another AGPL project) and have it be clear when I contribute to a proprietary project in disguise (which most startup AGPL projects are, thanks to CLA:s) and when I contribute to an actual OSS project