Fair Source

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. A licensing idea and branding approach for software that is source-available and broadly usable but not necessarily open source under traditional definitions. It is often used to describe models that aim to be more permissive than fully closed source while still protecting commercial interests.

    In plain English: A source-available licensing approach that tries to balance openness with business protections.

    Example: "They pitched the license as fair source to signal openness without giving cloud competitors unrestricted commercial rights."

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