From 0415f9406949e39335267bd84bd182e8608a25cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Melvin PETIT Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:44:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] chore: relicense to source-available non-commercial Allow forking and non-commercial redistribution while keeping internal commercial use, and forbid resale and commercial hosting. Owner retains all rights to the base code and contributions. --- LICENSE | 23 +++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 4e8b37d..6b7fdf3 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -DataShield Proprietary License +DataShield Source-Available Non-Commercial License Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. @@ -23,21 +23,32 @@ Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. revocable right to: a. view and study the source code; b. install, run, and use the Software for Your own purposes, including - internal commercial and business use; - c. modify the Software for Your own internal use; and - d. submit Contributions to the Owner. + internal commercial and business use (for example, deploying the Software + for Your own organization and its employees); + c. modify the Software, and fork the repository; + d. distribute, publish, and share the Software and Your modified versions to + third parties for non-commercial purposes, provided that You retain all + copyright, license, and attribution notices and that the recipient + receives the whole under this same License; and + e. submit Contributions to the Owner. 4. Restrictions You may not, without the Owner's prior written permission: a. sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize the Software - or any derivative of it; + or any derivative of it, or charge any fee for the Software itself; b. distribute, publish, or share the Software or any modified version of it, - in source or binary form, to any third party; + in source or binary form, for any commercial purpose; c. offer the Software, in whole or in part, as a hosted or managed service to third parties; d. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, license, or attribution notice. + For the purposes of this Section, "non-commercial" means use that is not + primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary + compensation. Running the Software internally to operate Your own + organization, including for the benefit of Your employees, is permitted + under Section 3 and is not, by itself, a commercial distribution. + 5. Contributions By submitting a Contribution, You assign to the Owner all right, title, and From dd161fb50f6493ea45c7cdaf6deba6c4e3e9b438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Melvin PETIT Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:48:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] chore: allow commercial use, forbid only reselling the software Permit any use including commercial (run your org, serve clients, host as a service) and redistribution within your own products, while forbidding resale of the Software itself and requiring attribution. Owner keeps all rights to the base code and contributions. --- LICENSE | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index 6b7fdf3..954374b 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -DataShield Source-Available Non-Commercial License +DataShield Source-Available License Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. @@ -20,34 +20,36 @@ Copyright (c) 2026 Melvin PETIT (WhiteMuush). All rights reserved. 3. Permitted use Subject to Section 4, the Owner grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, - revocable right to: + revocable, royalty-free right to: a. view and study the source code; - b. install, run, and use the Software for Your own purposes, including - internal commercial and business use (for example, deploying the Software - for Your own organization and its employees); - c. modify the Software, and fork the repository; - d. distribute, publish, and share the Software and Your modified versions to - third parties for non-commercial purposes, provided that You retain all - copyright, license, and attribution notices and that the recipient - receives the whole under this same License; and + b. install, run, and use the Software for any purpose, including commercial + use (for example, deploying the Software to run Your own organization or + to serve Your own clients); + c. modify the Software, create derivative works, and fork the repository; + d. distribute, publish, and share the Software and Your modified versions, + including as part of Your own products or services, provided that You + retain all copyright, license, and attribution notices and that the + recipient receives the Software under this same License; and e. submit Contributions to the Owner. 4. Restrictions You may not, without the Owner's prior written permission: - a. sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise commercialize the Software - or any derivative of it, or charge any fee for the Software itself; - b. distribute, publish, or share the Software or any modified version of it, - in source or binary form, for any commercial purpose; - c. offer the Software, in whole or in part, as a hosted or managed service - to third parties; - d. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, license, or attribution notice. - - For the purposes of this Section, "non-commercial" means use that is not - primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary - compensation. Running the Software internally to operate Your own - organization, including for the benefit of Your employees, is permitted - under Section 3 and is not, by itself, a commercial distribution. + a. sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise distribute the Software, or + any derivative that is substantially the Software, as a standalone product + or in exchange for a fee charged for the Software itself; + b. rebrand, relabel, or present the Software or a derivative of it as Your + own product in order to sell, license, or sublicense it; + c. remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, license, or attribution notice, + or use the Owner's name, trademarks, or branding except to give the + attribution required by Section 3. + + For the purposes of this Section, selling a product or service that + genuinely incorporates the Software and adds substantial functionality of + Your own is permitted under Section 3. Reselling copies of the Software + itself, with little or no added value, is not. Hosting the Software as a + service for Your own clients is permitted, provided You do not resell copies + of the Software itself. 5. Contributions