People who use GPLv3 want the code to stay open/libre under any circumstances. If this is the goal, why not use the AGPL instead, even for applications which are not served over a network?

This takes away the possibility that people integrate parts of your program into a proprietary network application, even if this seems improbable. There’s nothing to loose with using this license, but potentially some gain.

Only reason I can think of is that AGPL is less known and trusted which may harm adoption.

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    10 months ago

    iirc richard stallman was too relaxed about it, saying it does not matter because “it is not your computer”, this mistake IMO caused the GPL to be unpopular.