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Can I use AGPL library in a commercial product?
If we follow the comments it turns out that you can use AGPL libraries with your closed-source, commercial server-side software, as long as you don’t modify the library.
Can I use Ghostscript commercially?
Ghostscript is a copyrighted work; it is not shareware or in the public domain. Versions entitled GPL Ghostscript are distributed with the GNU Affero General Public License, which allows free use, and free copying and redistribution under certain conditions (including, in some cases, commercial distribution).
What is GPL Ghostscript used for?
Ghostscript is an interpreter for PostScript™ and Portable Document Format (PDF) files. It is available both under the GNU GPL Affero license and for commercial licensing from Artifex. It has been under active development for over 20 years and has been ported to many different systems during this time.
Is the Apache License compatible with the GPL?
Only the English-language version of the license, which you must continue to include in your packaging , is authoritative and applicable in case legal interpretation is required. This is a free software license, compatible with version 3 of the GPL.
How does the AGPL license differ from other GNU licenses?
The AGPL license differs from the other GNU licenses in that it was built for network software. You can distribute modified versions if you keep track of the changes and the date you made them. As per usual with GNU licenses, you must license derivatives under AGPL.
Do you have to license derivatives under AGPL?
As per usual with GNU licenses, you must license derivatives under AGPL. It provides the same restrictions and freedoms as the GPLv3 but with an additional clause which makes it so that source code must be distributed along with web publication.
Can you use AGPL libraries with closed source software?
If we follow the comments it turns out that you can use AGPL libraries with your closed-source, commercial server-side software, as long as you don’t modify the library. Is that the case? Or you have to distribute your entire application when you use an AGPL licensed library?