So I guess Bacula Systems product, Bacula Enterprise, violates AGPL too... Atenciosamente,
Heitor faria (Miami) https://www.youtube.com/@podheitor WhatsApp: +1 786-726-1749 | +55 61 98268-4220 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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