Dual Licensing
Open Source & Commercial Licensing
Choose the license that fits your needs: AGPL-3.0 for community use or Commercial for proprietary integration
AGPL-3.0 (Open Source)
Free forever for community use
The GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 allows you to use, modify, and distribute ARK freely with source disclosure requirements.
- Personal and educational use
- Research and non-commercial projects
- Internal use within organizations
- Self-hosting with full features
Commercial License
Proprietary use without restrictions
Get a commercial license for proprietary integration, no source disclosure, enhanced features, and priority support.
- Proprietary integration without source disclosure
- No copyleft requirements
- Enhanced features not in AGPL version
- Priority support with SLA guarantees
AGPL v3.0 Summary
Strong copyleft license that requires source code distribution for network services
What You CAN Do
- Use for personal, educational, or research purposes
- Modify ARK to fit your needs
- Deploy as a network service (with source disclosure)
- Use internally within your organization
- Study and learn from the codebase
What You MUST Do
- Provide complete source code to network service users
- Include install/build instructions
- Preserve all copyright and license notices
- License modifications under AGPL-3.0
- Disclose modifications clearly
What You CANNOT Do
- Create proprietary closed-source derivatives
- Distribute modified versions without source
- Remove or modify license headers
- Relicense under non-AGPL terms without permission
Have Questions About Licensing?
For commercial licensing inquiries or questions about licensing terms:
Email: ark@futurefields.cc
GitHub: github.com/ftrflds/ark