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License information question #46
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I have a short question regarding the license information of wmux.
The license file states MIT and the Readme referenced AGPL 3.0 and forking from cmux.
If the AGPL 3.0 button is used the Link is opening the MIT license file.
INAL - I am not a lawyer
If wmux is a fork from cmux (AGPL V3.0 now GPL V3.0) than I think MIT is not possible for the forked Code.
If wmux is implemented from scratch on the cmux protocol and cmux was used as inspiration for reimplementation the reference is maybe not forked.
If cmux was used as inspiration would it be possible to change the following in the readme file?
Forked from cmux -> Inspired by cmux
Change the AGPL V3.0 button to MIT button
Thanks for verifying this topic.
Reacted by kev.mtt
Activity
fix: resolve issues #35, #39, #40, #46, #49 + bump 0.9.0
amirlehmam commentedon Jun 20, 2026
Resolved in v0.9.0 🙏 Thanks @SOesterreicher — you're right that the README and
LICENSEdisagreed, and the AGPL badge linked to the MIT file.To clarify provenance: wmux is an independent, from-scratch reimplementation inspired by cmux — it shares cmux's design philosophy and is wire-compatible with its socket protocol, but it does not incorporate cmux's source code. So MIT is correct. Updated the README accordingly:
LICENSE)INAL either, but since there's no cmux code in wmux, the MIT license on wmux's own code stands. Appreciate you flagging it carefully.
SOesterreicher commentedon Jun 29, 2026
Can we fix this in the footer of https://wmux.org/ too?
Thanks
Siegfried