2026-09-07 11:23 UTC
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@provectus@lemmy.ml 2026-09-07 17:55
Is it considered strong copyleft if it is similar to the GPL then?
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@mholiv@lemmy.world 2026-09-08 09:32
Not true. The EUPL defines distribution broadly enough that it covers saas style network use. It’s like the AGPL. From the article: And it is quite a divergence from the licenses I’ve used in the past. EUPL is a strong copyleft license that closes the “SaaS loophole” by requiring reciprocal licensing regardless of how the software is distributed. From the official source: For many open licences, distributing software is obtaining it (i.e. via downloading) in order to install it on your own device. Licences do not cover remote use, when a user interacts remotely with server-provided functionalities. The definitions in article 1 of the EUPL assimilates “communication to the public” to “distribution” and therefore targets and covers SaaS (software as a service) and the ASP (application service provider) activity. Article 1 defines as “- Distribution or Communication: any act of selling, giving, lending, renting, distributing, communicating, transmitting, or otherwise making available, on-line or off-line, copies of the Work or providing access to its essential functionalities at the disposal of any other natural or legal person.”. Therefore on this specific point, the EUPL is similar to the AGPL. Source: interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/…/faqs