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		hisham_hm on March 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nginx to Be Acquired by F5 Networks not the case for AGPL: then it's everyone who has access to your online service built with the code.

j16sdiz on March 12, 2019 [–]

I don't think it works like that.

This is a copyright license at its heart. It is a contract between the copyright-owner and the service owner. The end user is just 3rd party.

TeMPOraL on March 12, 2019 | [–]

Wait, isn't the whole point of AGPL that the "user" entitled to the source code is now the service user, i.e. potentially everyone?

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