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Github may have it wrong then? Their summary says:

> Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license.

Note the last part: "which include licensed works using a licensed work"



No, GitHub has it exactly right. Ultimately this sort of thing has to be settled in court.


At least in the EU there's some precedent where AGPLv3+ won out, though it was through settlement and not judgement (and it's not super clear how contentious the parties were anyway) [0]

[0]: https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/agplcomplianc...


Yeah I wouldn't rely on their editorializing. It's best to just refer to the FAQ [0], which covers these questions.

[0]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html




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