Licensing Model
This document describes licensing philosophy, not final legal text. It is not a lawyer-reviewed licence.
Core Philosophy
The Shop3 core should be free to use and practical for real commercial stores.
Allowed core use should include:
- free usage;
- commercial store usage;
- customisation;
- agency usage for client work;
- forks under clear attribution and trademark boundaries.
The licensing model should avoid a crippleware core. Paid offerings should add value rather than unlock basic storefront usefulness.
Attribution and Forks
Forks should be allowed within the chosen licence terms, but official branding and trademarks should remain protected.
A fork can use the code according to the licence. A fork should not pretend to be the official project, official marketplace listing, official support channel, or official release line.
Future Paid Areas
Future monetisation can include premium modules, SaaS services, hosting, support, advanced tooling, integrations, enterprise services, migration/import tooling, and performance services.
Practical Rule
The core theme should earn adoption through usefulness. Monetisation should grow around the platform, not by weakening the free core.