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0 pointsensignavenger3y ago0 comments

The license forbids me to hire another vendor to service the product. That is the definition of vendor lock-in.

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> The license forbids me to hire another vendor to service the product. That is the definition of vendor lock-in.

Where in the license does it forbid such a thing? Commercial use != an individual paying for third party support/service/development.

leodriesch3y ago

There is a License FAQ [0], in which it says:

> Selling Umbrel, including selling cloud-hosted instances with Umbrel or its derivates, home server hardware with Umbrel or its derivates, support services for Umbrel or its derivates, etc is not permitted under our license.

[0]: https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/wiki/License-FAQ

tjbiddle3y ago

Sounds like it's against someone else selling Umbrel to you; Not you going to someone and saying "Set this up for me".

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ensignavengerOP3y ago

I don't know what the intended definition of Commercial is, as it is not defined in the license, but the common definition is:

>> used for selling goods or providing services for money, rather than for personal use

(https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/commerci...)

An individual being paid to provide a service is commercial under that, and most legal definitions of the word.

slightwinder3y ago

> An individual being paid to provide a service is commercial under that, and most legal definitions of the word.

The license only forbids third-party to offer Umbrel by themselves. If you pay for hosting, and install it on your own, it would be fine.

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