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This pull request updates the license of the YOLOv8 project from GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) to [GNU Affero General Public License v3.0](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/agpl-3.0/) (AGPL-3.0). We at Ultralytics have decided to make this change in order to better protect our intellectual property and ensure that any larger work that incorporates YOLOv8 and is provided as a service over a network will also be open-sourced under AGPL-3.0. AGPL-3.0 is very similar to GPL-3.0, but with an additional clause to address the use of software over a network. This change ensures that if someone uses YOLOv8 as part of a larger work and provides that larger work as a service over a network (e.g., through a web application or API), they must make the source code of the larger work, including any YOLOv8 modifications, available to users of the service under the AGPL-3.0 license. This update includes the following changes: - Replace the `LICENSE` file with the AGPL-3.0 license text - Update the license reference in the `README.md` file - Update the license headers in source code files We believe that this change will promote a more collaborative environment and help drive further innovation within the YOLOv8 community.
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This pull request updates the license of the YOLOv8 project from GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) to GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
We at Ultralytics have decided to make this change in order to better protect our intellectual property and ensure that any larger work that incorporates YOLOv8 and is provided as a service over a network will also be open-sourced under AGPL-3.0.
AGPL-3.0 is very similar to GPL-3.0, but with an additional clause to address the use of software over a network. This change ensures that if someone uses YOLOv8 as part of a larger work and provides that larger work as a service over a network (e.g., through a web application or API), they must make the source code of the larger work, including any YOLOv8 modifications, available to users of the service under the AGPL-3.0 license.
This update includes the following changes:
LICENSEfile with the AGPL-3.0 license textREADME.mdfileWe believe that this change will promote a more collaborative environment and help drive further innovation within the YOLOv8 community.
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Updated the project license from GNU General Public License v3 to the GNU Affero General Public License v3.
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