alt Hacker NewsHmmm... they link to the AGPL and state it's under that. In a conflict between the two, the website extras, and the AGPL requirements, which would win?
I personally think the AGPL would win, but it's not something I'd be willing to enter a legal battle over.
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fweimer • last Thursday at 7:36 PM
Even more confusing is that the AGPL explicitly deals with this scenario:
“ If the Program as you received it, or any part of it, contains a notice stating that it is governed by this License along with a term that is a further restriction, you may remove that term. ”
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
I think the expectation here is that commercial users purchase the AGPL opt-out.
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Exactly. That’s why I said avoid. Even if you think the AGPL prevails.
You already know that the licensor has his own, idiosyncratic interpretation. He either misunderstands the AGPL (probably clause 7 par 3 b), or he’s trying to deceive you. Both cases can easily lead to hostilities.