how do I get a license?

[wayne.cui]

If I want to use NodeBB secondary development for commercial use, how do I get a license? Thank you very much for your answer!

[Michaelwu]

It seems that NodeBB is Open Source. That means you may use it for production and development. I ll check up the License Rules.

[Michaelwu]

Hi! There. I checked up that the NodeBB has the GNU General Public License. You can see Here
You can do secondary development and use for commercial use. But you must open source

The GNU General Public License (GPL) is a free software license that gives users the freedom to use, share, and modify software without paying for it.

[PitaJ]

@wayne-cui for a commercial license, please contact [email protected]

[wayne.cui]

@PitaJ ok thanks

[Sky Foxx]

@PitaJ

@PitaJ said in how do I get a license?:

for a commercial license, please contact

What do you mean a commercial license? (I am trying to understand, since the codebase is GNU?

[wayne.cui]

@Michaelwu ok，thank you so much ! I have consulted the official.

[PitaJ]

@Sky-Foxx some corporations don't allow user of GPL programs due to legal concerns, so we offer commercial licenses at request that bypass the GPL.

[josef]

@PitaJ Doesn't the fact that you released the code under a certain copy-left license (and also received code donations under this license) eliminate the possibility for you to give the code under another license?

[PitaJ]

I am not a lawyer, but every contribution requires signing the CLA, which allows NodeBB to relicense the code commercially: https://cla-assistant.io/NodeBB/NodeBB