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There are different versions of the GPL license, ranging from the lightweight copyleft LGPL to the strong copyleft AGPL.

But if the LGPL is a lighter copyleft version of the GPL, why isn't there a lighter copyleft version of the AGPL?

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[-] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 1 hour ago

And, critically distinct from the AGPL, they wouldn't have to open source their full service — just the changes to the library.

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