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Note that ZeroTier recently switched to the Business Source License 1.1[1] that adds some restrictions. For example you are not allowed to re-sell ZeroTier as a
by zimbatm 7y ago
Note that ZeroTier recently switched to the Business Source License 1.1[1] that adds some restrictions. For example you are not allowed to re-sell ZeroTier as a service, and it restricts Government uses. It seems like a good thing, but also is good to know.
[1]: https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/blob/master/LICENSE.txt https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne/blob/master/LICENSE....
- resoluteteeth 7y agoI wasn't familiar with this license, but after looking at it I think it's probably a good idea to note that although it isn't quite an open source license at the moment, it will apparently be automatically relicensed as Apache 2.0 as of January 1, 2023 which seems like a fairly reasonable compromise.
- zeveb 7y agoYipes, AGPL would have been preferable. Oh well, guess I'll wait until 2023 to use it.
- johntash 7y agoI'm not familiar with it, what's bad about the license assuming you are a consumer and not a business?
- zeveb 7y agoIt's not free software, which means users are not free to use it as they wish. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html