On 7 February 2015 at 22:20, Tyler Romeo tylerromeo@gmail.com wrote:
**However**, I’d like to take this opportunity and jump a step further. What would everybody think of switching to the AGPLv3 instead? The advantage that this provides, for those who don’t know, is a single additional restriction: when the software is used over the network, source code must still be provided. In other words, the requirements all remain the same (providing a copy of the source code, ensuring all modifications are also GPLed, etc.). The only difference is that the requirements take effect over the Internet rather than only when the software is distributed in object code form.
This would primarily affect third-party MediaWiki sites. Would a link to http://mediawiki.org/download be sufficient for AGPL compliance? (In the DFSG threat model of protecting a well-meaning reuser from a vindictive author.) Or, per the letter of the license, would we be required to keep a tarball on-site of what we're using?
Also, how does GPLv3 or AGPL affect the license of extensions?
- d.