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This website helps you understand more about the Source Available licensing category.

• Source available licensing makes source code available, but imposes simple limitations, like non-competition or non-commercial.
• Source available licenses are implemented like open source licenses–no click-to-accept, just a copy of the license, usually in a license.txt file.
• Source available licenses have been growing steadily in popularity since about 2018.
• Source available licenses are often used in concert with open source licenses, in open core businesses

This website is maintained by Heather Meeker, who is a lawyer practicing in the area of open source licensing and technology transactions.

If you have suggestions for this website, reach out to Heather on our contact form.