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TagDataTranslation -- Licensing

TagDataTranslation is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1).

What This Means

The BSL 1.1 allows you to freely copy, modify, create derivative works, redistribute, and make non-production use of the library. Production use requires a commercial license.

This is the same licensing model used by HashiCorp (Terraform), MariaDB, Sentry, and CockroachDB.

Non-Production Use (Free)

You may use TagDataTranslation without a commercial license for:

  • Development and testing
  • Evaluation and proof-of-concept
  • Academic and educational purposes
  • Personal non-commercial projects
  • Contributing to the project

Production Use (Commercial License Required)

Any production deployment requires a commercial license. This includes:

  • Production internal tools and services
  • Products sold to customers
  • Production mobile apps (Android, iOS, MAUI)
  • Production APIs and network services

See TagDataTranslation/Licenses/COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md for details, or contact:

Change Date

Each version of the Licensed Work automatically converts to Apache License 2.0 four years after its initial publication. At that point, all production-use restrictions are removed for that version.

GS1 Artifacts

The included JSON scheme definitions and XSD artifacts are (c) GS1 and are subject to GS1's terms of use. See https://www.gs1.org/standards/epc-rfid/tdt.

FAQ

Q: Can I use TagDataTranslation in a commercial product? Yes, with a commercial license. Contact tdt@mimasu.nl.

Q: Can I use it for testing and development? Yes, non-production use is free under BSL 1.1.

Q: What about internal production tools? Internal production use also requires a commercial license.

Q: When does it become fully open source? Each version converts to Apache 2.0 four years after its release date.

Q: Can I fork the code? Yes, you can copy and modify the code. The BSL 1.1 terms apply to your derivative work as well -- non-production use is free, production use requires a commercial license (until the Change Date).