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luhnyesterday at 4:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

Interesting, it seems that it's Source Available but converts to Open Source (AGPL) in 2031. First time I've seen licensing like that.

https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/blob/master/LIC...


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magicmicah85yesterday at 5:54 PM

The date keeps changing on each release so every version bump becomes AGPL five years from the date its published. Its an interesting model, but necessary to be aware of the nuance in case you ever want to consume it.

odo1242yesterday at 5:26 PM

ml5.js has a similar license: https://github.com/ml5js/ml5-library?tab=License-1-ov-file

Their license is basically "use freely unless our community decides you violated the code of conduct, for three years"