







The following licenses fit the Fair Source Definition.
First Read: The Fair Source License
Text and my first thoughts on a new, non-open source form license

Software Sharing for Modern Companies | Fair.io
Fair Source is an alternative to closed source, allowing you to safely share access to your core products. Fair Source Software (FSS) can be used with minimal restrictions, and becomes Open Source after a period of time.

Software Sharing for Modern Companies | Fair.io
Fair Source is an alternative to closed source, allowing you to safely share access to your core products. Fair Source Software (FSS) can be used with minimal restrictions, and becomes Open Source after a period of time.

Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing | TechCrunch
New alternative category to 'closed source' could help companies monetize software in the open -- without going all-in on open source.

Licenses – Open Source Initiative
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Home - FAIR
FAIR.pm is a groundbreaking new way of distributing software from a decentralized group of repositories. Discover, trust, install: FAIR 1.4.1 is here Decentralised WordPress packages are here. The working group for Federated And Independent Repositories is excited to announce its 1.4.1 Release. FAIR’s primary goal is to improve security in the software supply chain while […]

FAIR Metadata Check (Extended): the FAIR rubric for any repository
Licenses Alone Do Not Govern Behavior in Open Source
I put things here so they are on the internet

Licenses List - Creative Commons
Creative Commons is the nonprofit behind the open licenses and other legal tools that allow creators to share their work. Our legal tools are free to use.
Licenses List - Creative Commons
Creative Commons is the nonprofit behind the open licenses and other legal tools that allow creators to share their work. Our legal tools are free to use.

Sorting out the Ethical Licensing Mess
Software developers who give the world, for free, usage rights to the code they write often use open source licenses to make this gift legally explicit. These free usage rights (and then some) are …



FAIRdata.ai — FAIR Data Assessment
Assess your research data's FAIRness. Automated pipeline using F-UJI + Claude AI. Free to use.
