The falsehoods of anti-AGPL propaganda

Google is well-known for forbidding the use of software using the GNU Affero General Public License, commonly known as “AGPL”. Google is also well-known for being the subject of cargo-culting by fad startups. Unfortunately, this means that they are susceptible to what is ultimately anti-AGPL propaganda from Google, with little to no basis in fact. Obligatory: I’m not a laywer; this is for informational purposes only. In truth, the terms of the AGPL are pretty easy to comply with. The basic oblig...