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Thank you very much! When I read the 4 freedoms listed here, it seemed that the Elastic license upholds these four freedoms. The only thing you can't do with t

Thank you very much! When I read the 4 freedoms listed here, it seemed that the Elastic license upholds these four freedoms. The only thing you can't do with the code is sell a hosted version of it. Am I reading that right?

readerfeeder 3y ago
> The only thing you can't do with the code is sell a hosted version of it That is a restriction to the *Freedom 0* : The freedom to use the program for any purpose The purpose being to earn money by providing a hosted service using the software. It also puts a limitation on *Freedom 1*: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish. By preventing circumvention of licence key functionality. That said, I believe those are reasonable restrictions. Any freedom without some limitations in how you can use them is unsustainable in the long run. I am also considering Elastic Licence v2 for future software that may be monetised. But I would call it source available[1], and not free / open source to avoid confusion. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software),