> Fair Source allows companies to both share a product’s source code and charge for that product. Releasing a product’s source code makes it more valuable to customers by enhancing extensibility and building trust. With open source, releasing the full source code and charging for the product is virtually impossible. Fair Source makes doing both possible.
We released Sourcegraph under the Fair Source License (https://fair.io/), which we worked with a well-known open-source lawyer to draft.
TLDR is that it lets us create the best product for developers by having a sustainable business.
Full info at https://fair.io:
> Fair Source allows companies to both share a product’s source code and charge for that product. Releasing a product’s source code makes it more valuable to customers by enhancing extensibility and building trust. With open source, releasing the full source code and charging for the product is virtually impossible. Fair Source makes doing both possible.