So I guess Bacula Systems product, Bacula Enterprise, violates AGPL too...

Atenciosamente,

Heitor faria (Miami)
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Em ter., 28 de abr. de 2026, 13:05, Radosław Korzeniewski <
[email protected]> escreveu:

> Hi,
>
> wt., 28 kwi 2026 o 18:25 Heitor Faria <[email protected]> napisał(a):
>
>> PVT. Not joking. Why dont you find is a valid solution?
>>
>
> b/c you do not have the right to change the license of the product you do
> not own. (caveat: I'm assuming you did not get a dual-license from Bacula
> Systems for your product, right?)
> Your patch does not change the license, so it will be useless from the
> legal standpoint.
>
> Sure, you can do whatever you want in your own lab. You can mix and match
> licenses, change the code, produce the new code, even proclaim independence
> for this mix. Nobody's care.
> But when you want to publish or provide services to your customers, you
> need to comply with the license.
>
> You can't build a commercial solution without publishing or providing
> services.
> All you can do is to split/separate your product on the AGPLv3 and the
> proprietary parts.
> As I wrote, I did something like this for IBAdmin - an advanced
> webgui which does not violate AGPLv3 b/c it is just exec('bconsole') to
> manage Bacula. No plugins, no problem.
> So, to follow these principles you can use MetaPlugin infrastructure to
> provide two layer solutions - plugin and backend. In this case all you need
> is to provide opensource (AGPLv3) FD plugin based on MetaPlugin protocol.
> This should work for application plugins like K8S available in Bacula or
> vSphere advertised by you.
>
> On the other hand, your "Incremental Accelerator, Ransomware Detection
> and Remediation Plugin" is already two layer solution (as I can understand
> from the overall architecture), so only the FD part needs to be AGPLv3
> compliant and your "PodHeitor Sentinel Daemon" can use any license you want
> - as long as the boundary is unix socket/named pipes as described at the
> architecture.
>
> Ask for advice from your local Intellectual Property lawyer to ensure your
> ideas are compliant and your business can survive.
> I wish you a very well for your new business solution. Fingers crossed.
>
> best regards
> --
> Radosław Korzeniewski
> [email protected]
>
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