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Licensing

Bivvy is source-available under the Functional Source License (FSL) 1.1 and automatically converts to Apache License 2.0 after a set period.

Quick summary (human-readable)

You can:

  • Use Bivvy for personal projects, open-source projects, and commercial/internal work.
  • Fork it, modify it, and run it in CI/CD.
  • Contribute improvements back (PRs welcome).

You can’t (during the initial FSL period):

  • Offer Bivvy (or a substantially similar fork) as a competing product or hosted service.

After the conversion date, Bivvy becomes Apache 2.0, and those restrictions no longer apply.

This page is a plain-English summary. The license text in the repository is the source of truth.

Why we chose this

Dev environment tooling is easy to clone and resell as a service. FSL lets us keep the code fully visible and accessible while protecting Bivvy from “hosted clone” competition long enough to build an awesome product that anyone can use.

Conversion timeline

  • Initial license: FSL 1.1
  • Conversion license: Apache 2.0
  • Conversion period: 2 years after each release (see repository for exact terms)

Questions / special cases

If you’re unsure whether your use case is allowed (especially if you’re planning a hosted offering), open an issue or reach out: support@bivvy.dev.