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ADR 0018: Project License

Status: accepted

Decision

COWS is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or any later version (AGPL-3.0-or-later). The complete license text is in the repository LICENSE file.

The project deliberately allows commercial use, including hosted workspace services and commercial support. Modified COWS versions offered through a network service remain subject to the AGPL's corresponding-source obligations. Conveyed modified versions must retain the AGPL terms and applicable notices.

The project does not add a no-resale restriction, a hosted-service restriction, or a mandatory product-credit requirement. The COWS name and logo may be addressed separately through trademark policy if that becomes necessary.

Consequences

  • A company may run COWS as part of a paid hosted service.
  • A company may modify COWS, but must follow the AGPL when conveying the modified work or offering it for remote network interaction.
  • The repository remains usable without a proprietary license or a separate commercial edition.
  • Future contributions should be accepted under compatible terms so the project remains consistently redistributable as open source.

This decision describes project policy and is not a substitute for legal advice about a particular distribution or service arrangement.