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I hope this comment comes across as constructive and not an attempt to argue about licensing, but I find it really confusing to understand what on this website

by mcintyre1994 5y ago

I hope this comment comes across as constructive and not an attempt to argue about licensing, but I find it really confusing to understand what on this website is under what license/what I can do with it. Under components are some great looking components with copy-pasteable code. Can I just copy-paste that into a website? If I do then do I need to copy in an MIT license attribution too into that source code where I use it? If I can copy-paste from there without issue then what would I be paying for if I purchased "Tailwind CSS code"? Is it like Tailwind UI where these components are available for free but paying unlocks loads more?

zoltanszogyenyi 5y ago
The components are open source and you can use them any way you see fit under the MIT license terms. The pro version includes fully coded pages and layouts (ie. dashboard layout, landing pages, e-commerce pages) that can accelerate your development even more. We also work based on a Figma file that is based exclusively on the default Tailwind utility classes and you can get that too in the pro version (although there is also a free one posted on the Figma community with the base components). I think we should create a page comparing licenses and making it clearer.
- tmikaeld 5y ago
  Do the pro version allow re-use in templates?
  - zoltanszogyenyi 5y ago
    Please read the full licensing terms for the pro version here: https://flowbite.com/license https://flowbite.com/license.
    - tmikaeld 5y ago
      It was a very simple question, should I ask a lawyer too? Update: I read it and it's unclear, so that's a no then.
    - dmlittle 5y ago
      You pretty much copy pasted the Tailwind UI license word for word and replaced a few Tailwind UI-specific words with yours. Components => download files Tailwind UI components => FlowBite elements Tailwind Labs Inc. => Crafty Dwarf LLC Tailwind UI License: https://tailwindui.com/license https://tailwindui.com/license Flowbite License: https://flowbite.com/license/ https://flowbite.com/license/
- mcintyre1994 5y ago
  Awesome, thanks for clarifying that!

zoltanszogyenyi 5y ago

The components are open source and you can use them any way you see fit under the MIT license terms. The pro version includes fully coded pages and layouts (ie. dashboard layout, landing pages, e-commerce pages) that can accelerate your development even more. We also work based on a Figma file that is based exclusively on the default Tailwind utility classes and you can get that too in the pro version (although there is also a free one posted on the Figma community with the base components). I think we should create a page comparing licenses and making it clearer.

tmikaeld 5y ago
Do the pro version allow re-use in templates?
- zoltanszogyenyi 5y ago
  Please read the full licensing terms for the pro version here: https://flowbite.com/license https://flowbite.com/license.
  - tmikaeld 5y ago
    It was a very simple question, should I ask a lawyer too? Update: I read it and it's unclear, so that's a no then.
  - dmlittle 5y ago
    You pretty much copy pasted the Tailwind UI license word for word and replaced a few Tailwind UI-specific words with yours. Components => download files Tailwind UI components => FlowBite elements Tailwind Labs Inc. => Crafty Dwarf LLC Tailwind UI License: https://tailwindui.com/license https://tailwindui.com/license Flowbite License: https://flowbite.com/license/ https://flowbite.com/license/
mcintyre1994 5y ago
Awesome, thanks for clarifying that!