Business Source License 1.1 Licensor: darthnorse Licensed Work: DockMon v2.0.0+ The Licensed Work is (c) 2024 darthnorse Additional Use Grant: You may make production use of the Licensed Work, provided such use does not include offering the Licensed Work to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis which is competitive with DockMon's products or services provided by darthnorse. Change Date: The earlier of 2027-01-01 or two years from the date of the first publicly available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed Work. Change License: Apache License 2.0 Notice: For commercial licensing, enterprise support, or if you wish to use DockMon in a manner not permitted under this license, please contact: https://github.com/darthnorse/dockmon/issues ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Business Source License 1.1 Terms The Licensor hereby grants you the right to copy, modify, create derivative works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the Licensed Work. The Licensor may make an Additional Use Grant, above, permitting limited production use. Effective on the Change Date, or the fourth anniversary of the first publicly available distribution of a specific version of the Licensed Work under this License, whichever comes first, the Licensor hereby grants you rights under the terms of the Change License, and the rights granted in the paragraph above terminate. If your use of the Licensed Work does not comply with the requirements currently in effect as described in this License, you must purchase a commercial license from the Licensor, its affiliated entities, or authorized resellers, or you must refrain from using the Licensed Work. All copies of the original and modified Licensed Work, and derivative works of the Licensed Work, are subject to this License. This License applies separately for each version of the Licensed Work and the Change Date may vary for each version of the Licensed Work released by Licensor. You must conspicuously display this License on each original or modified copy of the Licensed Work. If you receive the Licensed Work in original or modified form from a third party, the terms and conditions set forth in this License apply to your use of that work. Any use of the Licensed Work in violation of this License will automatically terminate your rights under this License for the current and all other versions of the Licensed Work. This License does not grant you any right in any trademark or logo of Licensor or its affiliates (provided that you may use a trademark or logo of Licensor as expressly required by this License). TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE LICENSED WORK IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. LICENSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ Q: What does "competitive with DockMon's products or services" mean? A: This means you cannot offer DockMon as a hosted/managed service to third parties for a fee. Examples of prohibited uses: - Offering DockMon as a SaaS product to customers - Embedding DockMon in a commercial monitoring platform sold to others - Providing DockMon hosting as a commercial service Examples of permitted uses: - Using DockMon internally in your company (any size) - Using DockMon to monitor your customers' infrastructure as part of consulting/MSP services (not as a standalone product) - Contributing improvements back to the project - Forking and modifying for your own use Q: What happens after the Change Date? A: After the Change Date (2 years from release), that version automatically converts to Apache License 2.0, becoming fully permissive open source with explicit patent grants and trademark protection. Q: Can I contribute to DockMon? A: Yes! Contributions are welcome and do NOT require a CLA. By contributing, you agree your contributions are licensed under the same BSL terms. Q: Can I get a commercial license? A: Yes! Contact us via GitHub issues for commercial licensing inquiries if your use case conflicts with the Additional Use Grant. Q: Why BSL instead of AGPL or MIT? A: BSL protects against competitors while remaining contributor-friendly: - No CLAs required (unlike AGPL + dual licensing) - Eventually becomes fully open source (builds trust) - Allows all legitimate use cases while preventing direct competition - Used successfully by Sentry, CockroachDB, MariaDB, and others