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AGPL (Affero GPL) treats 'providing services over a network' as a form of 'distribution,' thereby closing the legal loophole of the SaaS model.
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UnverifiedThe core difference between AGPL-3.0 and GPL-3.0 is that AGPL includes network services within the scope of distribution, meaning source code must be disclosed even when deployed as a SaaS service79% similarUnverifiedAGPL closes the traditional GPL's ASP Loophole by treating network interaction as equivalent to distribution, requiring software that provides services over a network to also make its source code public.77% similarUnverifiedAGPL treats "providing services over a network" as distribution, triggering open-source obligations76% similarUnverifiedIf Mononoke adopts GPL, only "distribution" triggers the open-source obligation; if it is AGPL, then Scion may trigger it simply by providing services externally.74% similarUnverifiedAGPL is stricter than GPL and covers network service scenarios; LGPL is conditionally more permissive.73% similar
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