From cc99bc4cae6cb619ec2bfa38fbcd04717190ce05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "DESKTOP-RTLN3BA\\$punk" Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 03:28:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update licensing information for SurfSense software - Added Business Source License 1.1 details to the proprietary LICENSE file. - Clarified terms of use, including production use restrictions and transition to Apache License after four years. - Updated README.md to reflect the new licensing structure and its implications for users. This change ensures clear communication of licensing terms for proprietary components within the SurfSense project. --- LICENSE | 15 +++ surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE | 114 ++++++++++++++++++-- surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/README.md | 6 +- 3 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 261eeb9e9..b77a3077d 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +Copyright (c) SurfSense + +Portions of this software are licensed as follows: + +* All content that resides under the "surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/" + directory of this repository is licensed under the Business Source License + 1.1 as defined in "surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE". +* All third-party components incorporated into the SurfSense software are + licensed under the original license provided by the owner of the applicable + component. +* Content outside of the above-mentioned directory is available under the + Apache License, Version 2.0, as defined below. + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE index db6a892f6..dc74c51ce 100644 --- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE +++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/LICENSE @@ -1,11 +1,109 @@ -SurfSense Proprietary / Source-Available License (PLACEHOLDER) +Business Source License 1.1 -All files in this directory tree (app/proprietary/**) are NOT covered by the -Apache License 2.0 that governs the rest of this repository. +License text copyright (c) 2017 MariaDB Corporation Ab, All Rights Reserved. +"Business Source License" is a trademark of MariaDB Corporation Ab. -The final license text is TBD. 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To specify as the Change License the GPL Version 2.0 or any later version, + or a license that is compatible with GPL Version 2.0 or a later version, + where "compatible" means that software provided under the Change License + can be included in a program with software provided under GPL Version 2.0 + or a later version. Licensor may specify additional Change Licenses + without limitation. + +2. To either: (a) specify an additional grant of rights to use that does not + impose any additional restriction on the right granted in this License, as + the Additional Use Grant; or (b) insert the text "None". + +3. To specify a Change Date. + +4. Not to modify this License in any other way. diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/README.md b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/README.md index 26f29436e..580a34fbf 100644 --- a/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/README.md +++ b/surfsense_backend/app/proprietary/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,11 @@ # `app.proprietary` — non-Apache-2 license boundary Everything in this directory tree is licensed **separately** from the rest of -SurfSense (which is Apache-2.0). See [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE). +SurfSense (which is Apache-2.0), under the **Business Source License 1.1** — +see [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE). In short: source-available; production use is +permitted (including self-hosting the whole app) *except* offering it to third +parties as a commercial product or hosted/managed service; each released +version converts to Apache-2.0 four years after its release. ## Why this exists