[License-discuss] Mixed 5yr non-open then fully open license
John Dupuy
john at cattailcreek9.com
Mon Jul 30 20:53:50 UTC 2018
A correction to my own wording: the fixed dates imply that new code does not change the expiration date. It does not say that explicitly. Should I add such wording? The "A" in "MR5A" is so that a new version could later be created.
John
On Mon, Jul 30, 2018, at 3:40 PM, John Dupuy wrote:
> As I could not find anything comparable, I actually wrote a new license
> last year I called "MR5A". I used it for my first mobile app, which I'm
> distributing on Google Play. I'm now using on a few more applications. A
> few folks I know are considering using it.
>
> But, before things keep going ... and I know the last thing the world
> need is yet another license ... I'd like to ask he experts on this list
> a few questions:
>
> 1. Is there a license similar to this anywhere else? If so, I'll adopt
> that one and suppress this one.
> 2. Do you see any huge downsides to this license?
>
> Details: https://www.makerredux.com/license/MR5.html
>
> This is a two-phase license:
> A. For 5 years it is a commercial license. The source code is merely
> viewable for educational purposes, but is not open.
> B. After the 5 year expiration, the source code becomes fully
> permissive open source.
>
> The license states explicitly that any code added during the 5 years
> does not change the expiration deadline. So any new code or changed code
> is commercial for LESS than 5 years.
>
> The license also includes assets such as pictures and sounds if they are
> part of the source code "repository".
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance on any advice or feedback!
>
> --
> John Dupuy
> john at cattailcreek9.com
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