On Sun, Sep 10, 2023 at 06:45:53PM -0600, Karl Berry wrote: > I believe users who authenticate do interact with sv_membersh > in a way analogous to the frontend PHP code invoked through Apache. > > I don't agree that the AGPL requires this message to be shown on every > cvs update. It's one possible interpretation, but not the only one.
No, but it does require a prominent offer to be shown every user connecting through a network. Have you any better ideas for how to implement it? > When I run cvs on my machine *I* am not interacting with sv_membersh. > I'm just running CVS, which obviously knows nothing about sv_membersh. > It's the savannah implementation doing the interaction. Sorry. When I run a web browser on my machine *I* am not interacting with Savane PHP code. I'm just running my web browser, which obviously knows nothing about Savane PHP code. It's the savannah implementation doing the interaction. > Anyway, regardless of that, the (A)GPL certainly does not require > unconditionally forcing unwanted info on users. Just like it's possible > for users to request that gdb, for instance, not display the various GPL > notices on startup. ... > For instance, if you keep showing it by default, then please give me an > option in the Savane interface to turn it off. Done, thank you!
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