For approval: GNU Affero General Public License

[Stefano Maffulli]

On Jan 30, 2008, at 6:43 PM, John Cowan wrote:
> I question this.  The GPLv3 is widely used now, at least by  
> implication
> for the "GPLv2 or later" projects, but that does not make the AGPLv3
> widely used.  I'd classify it under "Special purpose licenses."

I tend to disagree.  From what I understand, the meaning of "Special  
purpose" is the purpose of the writer of the license: that is, the  
writer is a public administration or has specific needs (like the Open  
Group for compliance testing). In fact, in that category you find  
licenses like NASA license or the OpenGroup Test License.  That would  
be the category for licenses from French public administration Cecill,  
or the EUPL from European Union.

The AGPLv3, like GPLv3, even though it's not yet widely used, doesn't  
serve a 'special purpose' only because it closes the ASP loophole.
/Stef
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Stefano Maffulli
Funambol Community manager