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		createaccount99 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MinIO is now in maintenance-mode I thought that literally was the point of AGPL. If not, what's the difference between it and GPL3?

lukaslalinsky 1 day ago [–]

AGPL changes what it means to "distribute" the software. With GPL, sending copies of the software to users is distribution. With AGPL, if the users can access it over network, it's distribution. The implication is that if you run a custom version of MinIO, you need to open source it.

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