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Velxio — Commercial License

Copyright (C) 2025 David Montero Crespo

What is the Commercial License?

Velxio is dual-licensed:

  • AGPLv3 (see LICENSE) — free for everyone, including commercial use, as long as you comply with the AGPLv3 copyleft terms (i.e., any modifications or derivative works you distribute or run on a network server must also be released under AGPLv3).

  • Commercial License (this document) — grants you the right to use, modify, and integrate Velxio into a proprietary / closed-source product or service without the AGPLv3 source-disclosure obligation. You pay once (or on a subscription basis) and keep your code private.

Who needs a Commercial License?

You need a Commercial License if any of the following apply:

Scenario Needs Commercial License?
Personal projects, learning, research ❌ AGPLv3 is free
Open-source projects released under AGPLv3 ❌ AGPLv3 is free
SaaS / web app where you keep your source private ✅ Yes
Embedding Velxio in a commercial closed-source desktop app ✅ Yes
Internal corporate tool where source is not shared with users ✅ Yes
White-labeling or rebranding Velxio for clients ✅ Yes

What the Commercial License grants you

  • The right to use, modify, and distribute Velxio as part of a proprietary product.
  • Exemption from the AGPLv3 network-copyleft clause — you do not need to release your product's source code.
  • Permission to keep modifications private.
  • One year of email support (depending on the tier agreed).

License Tiers (indicative — contact for exact pricing)

Tier Scope Price
Startup Up to 5 developers, single product Contact
Business Up to 25 developers, unlimited products Contact
Enterprise Unlimited developers, OEM/resale rights Contact

Pricing is negotiated per project. Volume discounts and perpetual licenses available.

How to obtain a Commercial License

Contact the copyright holder:

Please include a brief description of your use case and expected developer headcount.

Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

To preserve the dual-licensing model, all external contributors must sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) before their pull requests can be merged. The CLA assigns joint copyright to David Montero Crespo, allowing the dual-license model to remain valid. Contributors retain their own copyright as well.

A CLA will be requested automatically when you open a pull request.

Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.