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abigail95 ◴[] No.43563464[source]
How do you put a Terms of Use with an AGPL license? Isn't this a "further restriction" which the license says you can remove?
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1. anamexis ◴[] No.43563629[source]
Seems more like a CYA thing to prevent takedowns
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2. HeatrayEnjoyer ◴[] No.43564059[source]
It's CYA if it's meaningless.
3. shash7 ◴[] No.43564066[source]
What's CYA?
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4. pacificmint ◴[] No.43564101[source]
It stands for "Cover Your Ass".

Wikipedia explains it as "an activity done by individuals to protect themselves from possible subsequent criticism, legal penalties, or other repercussions, usually in a work-related or bureaucratic context."[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass