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It's cool the source code really is open and available:

https://github.com/VERT-sh/VERT

AGPL licensed, which seems perfect for this kind of product:

The AGPL (Affero General Public License) is a type of free software license developed by the Free Software Foundation. It is similar to the GPL (General Public License) but with one key difference:

Network Use Clause: If you modify AGPL-licensed software and use it over a network (like a web app or API), you must also release your source code to the users who interact with it.

In other words, with GPL, you have to share your code only when you distribute the software. With AGPL, you have to share your code even if users are just accessing it over the internet (like using a SaaS product). AGPL was created to close the "SaaS loophole" in the GPL.

Further reading: https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/7578/what-are...



Does writing a library that does an RPC to AGPL licensed software count? Even if you don’t modify the AGPL code in any way?


As I understand the license, it doesn't apply to clients, just the service itself.


Would be even cooler if the website gave credit to what it is built on.


It does though? I you click on the (i) button, there's a "Libraries" section.




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