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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe LICENSE file has been updated from GNU General Public License v3 (dated June 2007) to GNU Affero General Public License v3 (dated November 2007). This replaces all references, preamble text, definitions, and boilerplate notices to reflect AGPL's network-server-focused requirements instead of GPL's traditional copyleft model. Changes
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1-661:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 MinorAlign boilerplate notice with official AGPLv3 text in the "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs" section.
The LICENSE file differs from the official AGPLv3 published by the Free Software Foundation in the boilerplate notice (lines 633–637). The phrase "as published by the Free Software Foundation" is split across lines differently than the official version. Update line 636 to match the official formatting:
Formatting correction needed
- it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published - by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or + it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, orAdditionally, ensure that:
- Contributors are notified of the GPLv3→AGPLv3 relicensing, as this change affects all existing contributions (AGPLv3's network interaction clause in Section 13 is more restrictive).
- Other project documentation (README, CONTRIBUTING, package metadata) reflects the AGPLv3 license.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@LICENSE` around lines 1 - 661, Update the "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs" boilerplate in LICENSE so the one-line copyright/permission block exactly matches the official AGPLv3 wording (the paragraph beginning "This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.")—replace the current split/incorrect lines with the exact official sentence; then add an explicit contributor notification about relicensing from GPLv3→AGPLv3 (call out Section 13/network interaction) and update project docs (README, CONTRIBUTING, package metadata like package.json) to state the AGPLv3 license and link to the official text.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
Outside diff comments:
In `@LICENSE`:
- Around line 1-661: Update the "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs"
boilerplate in LICENSE so the one-line copyright/permission block exactly
matches the official AGPLv3 wording (the paragraph beginning "This program is
free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.")—replace the current split/incorrect lines with the exact official
sentence; then add an explicit contributor notification about relicensing from
GPLv3→AGPLv3 (call out Section 13/network interaction) and update project docs
(README, CONTRIBUTING, package metadata like package.json) to state the AGPLv3
license and link to the official text.
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Summary
This PR updates the project's license from the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3) to the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPLv3).
Why are we making this change?
Under the standard GPLv3, the copyleft provisions are only triggered upon distribution of the software. This creates a known loophole (often called the "SaaS loophole" or "ASP loophole"): a company can take our code, modify it extensively, and offer it to users as a web service without ever actually "distributing" the binaries. Consequently, they are not obligated to share their improvements back with the community.
The AGPLv3 was specifically designed to close this loophole. It contains the same robust copyleft conditions as the GPLv3, but adds a crucial provision (Section 13: Remote Network Interaction). This section requires that if you modify the program and let others interact with it remotely through a computer network, you must make the source code of your modifications available to those users.
By moving to the AGPLv3, we are:
Protecting the open-source ecosystem: Ensuring that any entity benefiting from hosting our software and modifying it gives those modifications back to the community.
Securing project sustainability: Preventing bad actors or large cloud providers from silently forking our project, wrapping it in a proprietary service, and starving the core project of contributions.
Impact and what this means for our users:
For individual users & internal company use: If you are using or modifying the software strictly for internal use and not exposing it externally as a service, nothing changes for you.
For contributors: No change. Your contributions will simply be licensed under AGPLv3 going forward.
For SaaS providers & Commercial hosts: If you modify our software and allow users to interact with it over a network, you must now provide a way for those users to access the modified source code under the AGPLv3.
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