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		em-bee on April 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: User beware: Modified AGPLv3 removes freedoms, add... but wasn't the point of the clause to allow licensees to remove additional clauses introduced by the original licensor? how are licensees able to add additional clauses at all? that would violate the original license just as well. what is the purpose of this removal clause then?

rectang on April 8, 2022 [–]

No, the point is to facilitate copyleft by ensuring that all modifications are available under the original license.

No one can add modifications which are under a new, more strict license with additional clauses. Since such clauses could be stripped away.

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