Can I use BUSL 1.1 commercially?
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TL;DR: Commercial use: Needs review. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Needs review. Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1): Copy, modify and redistribute the software for any purpose other than production use; production use is allowed only as the licensor's Additional Use Grant says. Each version converts to an open source Change License on its Change Date.
Is commercial use allowed under Business Source License 1.1?
Needs review. Production use depends on the Additional Use Grant this licensor wrote into its copy of the license, which differs from project to project. A reviewer should read that grant.
License: Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1, curated)
Duties: license_notice, keep_change_terms
Is commercial use, modified and redistributed allowed under Business Source License 1.1?
Needs review. Production use depends on the Additional Use Grant this licensor wrote into its copy of the license, which differs from project to project. A reviewer should read that grant.
License: Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1, curated)
Duties: license_notice, keep_change_terms
What else should I know?
- After the Change Date the version is available under the Change License the licensor named (often GPL-2.0-or-later or Apache-2.0).
- Not an open source license until the Change Date.
What are the sources?
How can I check it myself (free, no key)?
{
"tool": "check_license",
"arguments": {
"license": "BUSL-1.1",
"intended_use": {
"commercial_use": true
}
}
}Computed from a2ally's license profiles; not legal advice. JSON · Markdown
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