Pivlu is free to use under A-GPL license. You can use it for your personal use or business purpose. If you are a developer, you can use Pivlu CMS for free to build websites and web applications for your clients.
Being free and open source means that if you need to change programmers, many others are available without having to rebuild the site! Pivlu is built with the most well-known and widely used framework, Laravel.
License details:
Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available.
The GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) is a strong copyleft, open-source license that ensures modified software remains free and open, specifically closing the "network loophole" found in the standard GPL. It requires that if modified software is run over a network (like SaaS), the source code must be made available to users.
Key aspects of the AGPL license include:
Copyright details present in all code filed must be intact
Strong Copyleft: Any derivative work or modifications must also be released under the AGPL, preventing proprietary, closed-source adaptations.
Closing the Network Loophole (ASP Loophole): Unlike GPLv3, which only triggers source code disclosure upon distribution of binaries, AGPLv3 mandates that if you modify the software and run it as a service over a network, you must make the source code available to users interacting with it.
Source Code Accessibility: Users of the service have the right to access the modified source code.
Compatibility: It is part of the GPL family and is designed to ensure that code developed by the community stays open.
Essentially, the AGPL means you can use, modify, and share the software freely, but if you run a modified version on a server for others to use, you must share your changes.
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Commercial use
Commercial use permission: The licensed material and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes.
Distribution
Distribution permission: The licensed material may be distributed.
Modification
Modification permission: The licensed material may be modified.
Patent use
Patent use permission: This license provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors.
Private use
Private use permission: The licensed material may be used and modified in private.
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Disclose source
Disclose source condition: Source code must be made available when the licensed material is distributed.
License and copyright notice
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Network use is distribution
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Same license
Same license condition: Modifications must be released under the same license when distributing the licensed material. In some cases a similar or related license may be used.
State changes
State changes condition: Changes made to the licensed material must be documented.
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Liability
Liability limitation: This license includes a limitation of liability.
Warranty
Warranty limitation: This license explicitly states that it does NOT provide any warranty.
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