add licensing info to README #59490
add licensing info to README #59490
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I worry that this is just enough information to be confusing - maybe we should just say that the software is licensed under a combination of the BSL and CCL and link out to the full docs for more details?
If we do want more of a summary here I think it's important to emphasize that there are basically two paths: core/free and enterprise. Both editions use a combination of BSL and CCL (the third option, BSL-only, should be discussed only in relation to what happens when the BSL converts to APL)
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README.md, line 115 at r1 (raw file):
- [Cockroach Community License (Paid)](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing.html#ccl-paid) Core features released up to and including version 19.1 are licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing.html#apache). After version 19.1, core features are licensed under the BSL for three years before converting to the Apache 2.0 license.
Maybe say "Beginning with version 19.2" instead of "After 19.1"?
The second sentence uses "core features" without defining it.
README.md, line 117 at r1 (raw file):
Core features released up to and including version 19.1 are licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/stable/licensing.html#apache). After version 19.1, core features are licensed under the BSL for three years before converting to the Apache 2.0 license. BSL features are free to use and the source code is available, but users may not use CockroachDB as a service without an agreement with Cockroach Labs. Outside of this usage, BSL features will continue to be free to use and source code will continue to be available.
Be more specific about what's not allowed: "but users may not offer CockroachDB as a commercial database service without an agreement..." The second sentence seems redundant to me.
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Added a section on licensing info.
Links to the new Licensing doc (#9338) will not work yet, so will wait to merge until they are up.
Closes cockroachdb/docs#7441