Fair Source License

link:: https://fair.io tags:: #licensing, #fair license author:: Heather Meeker, Sourcegraph

• Not open source. Not closed source. The Fair Source License allows everyone to see the source code and makes the software free to use for a limited number of users in your organization. It offers some of the benefits of open source while preserving the ability to charge for the software.
• Fair Source was created by Sourcegraph and drafted by Heather Meeker
• How Fair Source Works
  • Any individual user can view, download, execute, and modify the code free of charge. Up to a certain number of users from an organization can use the code for free, too. After an organization hits that user limit, it will start paying a licensing fee determined by the software publisher.
• The Fair Source License can be applied to software applications and their source code. It is not currently suitable for library or plugin code.