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Mattermost Licensing Wording Issue Sparks Community Discussion
Skip to content You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. Dismiss alert mattermost / mattermost Public Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings Fork 8.3k Star 35.1k Code Issues 603 Pull requests 298 Actions Security 0 Insights Additional navigation options Code Issues Pull requests Actions Security Insights ClosedClosedLICENSE: _may be_ licensed to use source code; incorrect license grant.#8886Copy linkAssignees Labelskind/licenseQuestion about Mattermost licenseQuestion about Mattermost licenseDescriptiononlyjobopened on May 31, 2018Issue body actionshttps://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/blob/master/LICENSE.txt#L9 “May be licensed”?Under what conditions? This is not compliant with open source definition.👍React with 👍6jgillich, sedlund, onlyjob, baptiste-roullin, machineghost and 1 moreMetadataMetadataAssigneeschris-overtonLabelskind/licenseQuestion about Mattermost licenseQuestion about Mattermost licenseTypeNo typeProjectsNo projectsMilestoneNo milestoneRelationshipsNone yetDevelopmentNo branches or pull requestsIssue actions You can’t perform that action at this time.
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