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Comment by gowld

3 days ago

GPL and AGLP both use the word "may" 31 times.

If you aren't comfortable with the word "may", you'll have a lot of trouble with open source languages.

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html

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yencabulator  1 day ago

GPL says "You may do this." This file says "You may be licensed" -- that is not an action I am able to take, that is an action they either do, or don't. It's not the same.

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