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by mattsah 4901 days ago
GPL does not "infect" a whole project either.

GPL only requires you distribute source if you distribute the binary.

It is designed so that users maintain the right to modify software that they use.

The only difference with the Aferro clause is that it considers network use of web software to be distribution and pertains to obfuscated software (i.e. server side source) even if it's not binary.

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Yeah, that's why I put it in quotes, I just assumed that if the AGPL library was included in the project, then the whole project had to abide by the AGPL.