Licensing – Selling Applications Under GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)

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I am using GhostScript on a desktop application that I intend to sell online. The GhostScript library has an AFERO license (see here). I do not mind to make the source code of my application available to anyone who requests it. Therefore, can I license my application under the GNU Affero General Public License (GPL), even when if it will be commercialised?

Best Answer

Sure thing - none of the GPL licenses, including AGPL, forbids commercial activity.

See http://www.affero.org/oagf.html for more information.

Moreover, there are plenty of software with well established commercial ecosystem around it. MongoDB and RhodeCode what I recall from the top of my head.

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