Using SFTPGo as a FTPES and SFTP server in docker for a closed source project. #1823
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Thank you for checking license compliance before using SFTPGo in your product, appreciated. Legal questions are never easy to answer and you should also consult your lawyer. What is certain is that every user who uses your product must know that they are using SFTPGo and not your file server. Understanding whether your product is tightly coupled with SFTPGo is more complex:
If you are using SFTPGo commercially, there is a social (but no legal) expectation that you help fund its maintenance and development. |
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Sorry as this might be recurring question that has been asked multiple times.
First of all, thanks for this awesome piece of software.
I have already looked at the compliance page to understand the license for my use-case. I wasn't able to determine if my usage of SFTPGo will fall under tightly coupled usage (without modification #2 clause) or normal usage.
Use-Case
I was looking at SFTPGo to replace a FTP server for a closed sourced application.
In this application,
Based on these scenario, will I be violating AGPLv3 with additional clause that SFTPGo provides if I integrate SFTPGo docker container?
Thanks in advanced.
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