Orbi restored an OSI-approved license path less than three weeks after leaving one: the project began on Apache-2.0 on August 26, switched to the non-OSI Sustainable Use License v1.0 on September 4 to bar resale as a hosted service, and from v0.5.44 ships under AGPL-3.0 or the SUL, whichever the user picks. The blog says SUL-only status disqualified Orbi from open-source-only project lists and forced a disclaimer in every description, and that adding AGPL restores that standing while keeping the SUL for organizations that cannot accept AGPL; self-hosting stays free under both, and an updated CONTRIBUTING relicensing clause lets future releases change license as long as self-hosted use remains free.
Orbi Adds AGPL-3.0 Option Weeks After Moving Away From Open Source
Orbi restored an OSI-approved license path less than three weeks after leaving one: the project began on Apache-2.0 on August 26, switched to the non-OSI Sustainable Use License v1.0 on September 4 to bar resale as a hosted service, and from v0.5.44 ships under AGPL-3.0 or the SUL, whichever the user picks. The blog says SUL-only status disqualified Orbi from open-source-only project lists and forced a disclaimer in every description, and that adding AGPL restores that standing while keeping the SUL for organizations that cannot accept AGPL; self-hosting stays free under both, and an updated CONTRIBUTING relicensing clause lets future releases change license as long as self-hosted use remains free.
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