* Alfred M. Szmidt <a...@gnu.org> [2021-03-21 01:56]: > Maybe it is the time to update the AGPL to enforce the source to be > available when program is served server side? > > > The GNU AGPL is a license, not a court -- hence it cannot enforce > anything. That is up to the legal system.
If AGPL says that offer is to be made for source code, source code will rather not be available when there is license violation and author need to ask courts for enforcements, as it is kind of vague condition. If AGPL says that source code MUST be available on the website and it is not available, then it is easier for author to enforce, as author may not need to ask courts and go into litigations, but may use shorter processes, maybe something like DMCA. That problem is present is shown that several serious companies have changed from AGPL to AGPL-modified license where source code has to be on the website. In general, companies do not want to go into legal system, they want source code published but they did not get it.
