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I need a new kind of Open Source Software License: "AGPL Pro Max"

Fayaz on June 15, 2026

As far as I know, AGPL doesn't cover Large Language Models. I think it should, but it doesn't. Going forward, we need a new kind of Copy Left Lic...
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FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ •

What in the iPhone

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Fayaz •

LOL, suggest a better name please! 🙏

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FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ •

AGPL Realism 😭🙏

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Fayaz •

or RAGPL?
Nah! People will then start pronounce it as RAG-PL = RAG Programming Language? 🤣

May be just AGPL+ 🤔

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FrancisTRᴅᴇᴠ •

AGPL2 lol

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Fayaz •

AGPL 2, 3 already exists! 😋

Forem (software that powers DEV) uses AGPL 3. 🙂

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥 •

Interesting!

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Fayaz •

Thanks!

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Andrew Thompson •

Hire a lawyer. Done.

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Fayaz •

I meant to say: "We all need a new kind of Open Source Copy Left Software License that covers LLMs as well" 🙂