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This updates the license for the admin portal (`elixir/`) to the Elastic License v2, keeping other components Apache 2.0 licensed. What does this mean for 1.0 going forward? [Elastic's FAQ](https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license/faq) is broadly applicable to Firezone as well. Most notably, MSPs may still use Firezone to provide general remote access services for third party users, just not to the Firezone admin portal itself (and REST API). ### Why? We would lose a little bit of business, though one could argue that the tradeoff is worth it due to increased market exposure/distribution. The main, tangible reasons for us today involve the negative impact this has on our ability to reach product-market fit: 1. We lose the direct feedback channel with paying customers, isolating them (and us) from our roadmap. 2. Reseller licenses should be offered as part of a proper partner alliance / reseller program when we have the resources to support it, which will result in a much better experience for all parties involved (and restore the lost feedback channel). 3. Having outdated, unpatched, and potentially buggy Firezone instances running in the wild that we have no visibility or insight into is a major liability to our brand and reputation and may even result in a legal liability depending on the jurisdiction and severity of the issue. See [this example](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-xgj7kkar35gus) and [this one](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-jyd73dot3zrnw).
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Elastic License 2.0
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URL: https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
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## Acceptance
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By using the software, you agree to all of the terms and conditions below.
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## Copyright License
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The licensor grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide,
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non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use, copy, distribute, make
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available, and prepare derivative works of the software, in each case subject to
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the limitations and conditions below.
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## Limitations
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You may not provide the software to third parties as a hosted or managed
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service, where the service provides users with access to any substantial set of
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the features or functionality of the software.
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You may not move, change, disable, or circumvent the license key functionality
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in the software, and you may not remove or obscure any functionality in the
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software that is protected by the license key.
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You may not alter, remove, or obscure any licensing, copyright, or other notices
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of the licensor in the software. Any use of the licensor’s trademarks is subject
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to applicable law.
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## Patents
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license, or becomes able to license, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for
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limitations and conditions in this license. This license does not cover any
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patent claims that you cause to be infringed by modifications or additions to
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the software. If you or your company make any written claim that the software
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the software granted under these terms ends immediately. If your company makes
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such a claim, your patent license ends immediately for work on behalf of your
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company.
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## Notices
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You must ensure that anyone who gets a copy of any part of the software from you
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also gets a copy of these terms.
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If you modify the software, you must include in any modified copies of the
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software prominent notices stating that you have modified the software.
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## No Other Rights
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These terms do not imply any licenses other than those expressly granted in
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these terms.
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## Termination
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If you use the software in violation of these terms, such use is not licensed,
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and your licenses will automatically terminate. If the licensor provides you
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with a notice of your violation, and you cease all violation of this license no
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later than 30 days after you receive that notice, your licenses will be
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reinstated retroactively. However, if you violate these terms after such
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reinstatement, any additional violation of these terms will cause your licenses
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to terminate automatically and permanently.
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## No Liability
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*As far as the law allows, the software comes as is, without any warranty or
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condition, and the licensor will not be liable to you for any damages arising
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out of these terms or the use or nature of the software, under any kind of
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legal claim.*
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## Definitions
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The **licensor** is the entity offering these terms, and the **software** is the
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software the licensor makes available under these terms, including any portion
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of it.
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otherwise. Control can be direct or indirect.
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