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Re:Directus – real-time REST and GraphQL API of any SQL data... by rijkvanzanten on Monday February 24, 2025 @02:26PM (#43163795)
Yup! It's a delayed-open-source license that auto-converts the code to GPL-3 (a "normal" license) after 3 years. It's free to use for non-production, and free to use for companies / individuals with <5mm in finances. It allows us to make the project sustainable, without punishing the folks who've historically contributed the most I wrote a more in-depth how/what/why in the thread above~
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Re:Directus – real-time REST and GraphQL API of any SQL data... by luke-stanley on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @01:38PM (#43186631)
A sustainable project income can be hard, I get that, but an auto-converting license sounds like some kind of trick weapon, not like a real GPL-3 license.

I suspect that weird versions of "open-source" licenses are rarely good for any party involved.

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