CCBL License
Contribution-Commercial-Benevolent License
CCBL is a balanced open source license: free for individuals, fair for companies, and protective against commercial AI training. It rewards contributors with permanent commercial rights and pledges 1% of commercial revenue back to the open source ecosystem.
Key Points
- Non-commercial use is always free — personal study, research, and hobby projects.
- Commercial use requires either being a Qualified Contributor or obtaining a commercial license.
- Contributors automatically receive a perpetual, royalty-free commercial license.
- AI training of commercial models on the software is prohibited without explicit permission.
- 1% of commercial revenue is donated to open source foundations.
Version History
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