[the_mitsuhiko]

> Now, I decide to hire a local contractor I know to help me integrate the self hosted version. They don't touch the code or do anything with it, they just work on integrating it into my existing business stack.

We even specifically call out that case in the license as a permitted purpose:

> Permitted Purposes specifically include using the Software: [...] in connection with professional services that you provide to a licensee using the Software in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

And yes, Fair Source has limitations over Open Source and by design. We figured the best way to balance this out is to transition it into a full and unquestionable Open Source via a springing license.

[jenadine]

There are companies whose business model is to offer professional services around the software they produce. In this case, this clause means that they can't use that license to prevent such competition.

[the_mitsuhiko]

Which is why I expect multiple fair source licenses to appear. There is already the FCL too.

[ensignavenger]

"accordance with these Terms and Conditions" implies that the above limitations still apply, does it not?

[ensignavenger]

Hmm, though thinking more about it, as long as the licensee is the company using the software, rather than the company providing the professional services to the company using the software, then that might be allowed.

Does that interpretation sound like the intent?

[the_mitsuhiko]

The licensee is the company using Sentry.