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by fluidcruft 421 days ago
Just wondering... if you work for a company and your employer provides you with modified GPL software, it's not considered distributed to you in ways that GPL would apply (so you are not free to further distribute it). At least that's how GPLv2 used to be explained as as business friendly--"private" modifications remain private and employees are not considered exterbal distribution. I'm not familiar with AGPL though.
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giancarlostoro 421 days ago
AGPL is essentially GPL but over the network, if you can reach the service (be it website, or any other protocol) you should be able to receive a copy of the source code. TruthSocial was based on AGPL'd code, they had to comply.
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sterlind 421 days ago
if your company itself modified the GPL software, you can't demand the modified source code from your boss. if your company purchased modified GPL software from a third party vendor, your company's legal department could force the vendor to cough up the source code.
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wmf 421 days ago
The realpolitik here is that you can get fired if you leak the code, legal or not.
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