Use of "Open Source"

[ssddanbrown]

Hello 👋,

Just come across this project after watching "This Week in Self-Hosted".

Saw it was marketed/advertised as "open source", but this is using a license that may not be widely considered open source due to limitations of use via the license (preventing commercial use) which won't meet the OSD.
Just thought I'd raise since otherwise this could be potentially misleading to many, who also may assume this provides open use, modification & distribution as an open source license typically would.

Generally, this kind of licensing may be regarded as "source available", although there are other options and sub-categories in this area.

If you want for further information/context on this, I have a couple of blogposts here and here.

As an extra note, creative commons don't recommend using their licenses for software for the reasons provided here.

[hackeresq]

Appreciate the note @ssddanbrown. And great write ups on your blog!

I'll definitely have to review the options. In the meanwhile, leaving this open for continued discussion.