From f4361463a729114e5a3f6f20498b1fa33b5ccb3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Staack Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:35:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add SaaS restriction to BSL 1.1 license Only the Licensor may offer the Licensed Work as a hosted/managed service (SaaS). Self-hosted production use remains free up to 1,000 devices. Updated LICENSE, README, and docs to reflect the new terms. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- LICENSE | 5 +++++ README.md | 7 ++++--- docs/README.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 92376f3..8134851 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ Additional Use Grant: You may use the Licensed Work in production to manage up to 1,000 devices without limitation. Production use exceeding 1,000 managed devices requires a commercial license from the Licensor. + You may not provide the Licensed Work to third + parties as a hosted or managed service (SaaS) + without a separate commercial agreement with the + Licensor. Self-hosted production use within the + device limits above is permitted. Change Date: March 8, 2030 Change License: Apache License, Version 2.0 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3432dae..5d1f910 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ See the documentation site for screenshots and feature walkthroughs. [Business Source License 1.1](LICENSE) -Free for production use managing up to 1,000 devices with no limitations. Deployments -exceeding 1,000 managed devices require a commercial license. See the LICENSE file -for full terms. +Free for self-hosted production use managing up to 1,000 devices with no limitations. +Deployments exceeding 1,000 managed devices require a commercial license. Offering +the Licensed Work as a hosted or managed service (SaaS) to third parties requires a +separate commercial agreement. See the LICENSE file for full terms. For commercial licensing inquiries: [license@theotherdude.net](mailto:license@theotherdude.net) diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md index a2241c0..05e6ee7 100644 --- a/docs/README.md +++ b/docs/README.md @@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ docker-compose.observability.yml Prometheus + Grafana ## License -Open-source. Self-hosted. Your data stays on your infrastructure. +Business Source License 1.1. Self-hosted. Your data stays on your infrastructure. SaaS use requires a commercial agreement.