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by okprod 1926 days ago
If it's AGPL it's free software, not open source
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CameronBanga 1926 days ago
The Open Source Initiative recognizes AGPL as an open source license -> https://opensource.org/licenses/AGPL-3.0
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okprod 1926 days ago
The FSF recognizes AGPL as a free software license.
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scbrg 1925 days ago
Where did you get the idea that open source and free software are mutually exclusive?
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okprod 1915 days ago
Free software is an ethical imperative; open source is a business model. Not my idea, someone called RMS came up with that, copyleft, etc.
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fsflover 1926 days ago
It's both, i.e. FLOSS.
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okprod 1926 days ago
No, it's not both. Open source is a business model. AGPL is a free software license. Look at Wikipedia, or ask the license holder, the FSF.
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orangeshark 1925 days ago
It is both. Here[0] is GNU comparing them. The Open Source Initiative also has their definition[1] of Open Source.

[0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html

[1] https://opensource.org/osd

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