Upcoming license enforcement and FOSS #3039

biwa · 2026-01-01T17:11:39Z

biwa
Jan 1, 2026

Hello everyone,

I have a few questions about the upcoming license enforcement and how it'll work with FOSS projects.

The questions:

Will the Community License also expire after a year like the commerical license?
Can the license file be distributed with the source code of the project?
- I assume not, but that'd mean everyone who'd want to compile the project from source will have to apply for a Community License?

Thanks in advance!

Answered by JimBobSquarePants

Hi, apologies for the slow reply, I've been sick with the flu.

Yes, community licenses are annual expiring after a year.
If the license is not included (recommended behavior) then it is trivial to apply for a key via our licensing site linked in the blog post.

JimBobSquarePants · 2026-01-12T02:54:37Z

Hi, apologies for the slow reply, I've been sick with the flu.

Yes, community licenses are annual expiring after a year.
If the license is not included (recommended behavior) then it is trivial to apply for a key via our licensing site linked in the blog post.

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