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That's not a problem. You are not entitled to the work of others. And the original bsdl code is just as available to you as it was to them for you to improve upon in a similar way.


> You are not entitled to the work of others

I think you missed the point, or I didn't convey it correctly.

I am not talking from the point of view of a third party, but rather that of the author of the original software.

If somebody uses my software and improves it, then it’s only fair that I get to see the changes.

That’s why AGPL 3 is the license of choice for my code.




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