Clarify coverage of OpenFaaS CE EULA

faasd has always been covered by the OpenFaaS CE EULA, the
presence of the document in the faas repo does not mean it
only applies to a single repository.

faasd is OpenFaaS, they are not different products.

OpenFaaS CE requires a commercial license for use as has been
explained on the website and in the docs.

https://www.openfaas.com/pricing
https://docs.openfaas.com/openfaas-pro/introduction/#comparison

This EULA Addendum permits explit personal usage and small
business environments to commercial usage of faasd only, with
OpenFaaS CE, but does not cover OpenFaaS CE deployed to
Kubernetes or K3s, or OpenShift.

For questions or comments, reach out to [email protected]

Signed-off-by: Alex Ellis (OpenFaaS Ltd) <[email protected]>

EULA.md

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+## OpenFaaS Community Edition (CE) EULA Addendum
+
+faasd is part of OpenFaaS Community Edition (CE) and is subject to the [OpenFaaS CE EULA](https://github.com/openfaas/faas/blob/master/EULA.md). Additional clauses apply to faasd only, to enable certain commercial usage for Individuals and within Small Business Environments.
+
+End User License Agreement (EULA) Addendum for faasd Licensed Software.
+
+This addendum to the OpenFaaS Community Edition EULA applies specifically to the use of faasd. It governs the conditions under which faasd may be used within Small Business Environments and for Personal Use.
+
+1. Definitions
+
+1.1 Small Business Environment:
+
+A "Small Business Environment" is defined as any commercial entity with fewer than 50 employees and less than US $5,000,000 (or equivalent local currency) in annual revenue. Internal usage refers to faasd being used solely within the business for developing, testing, or deploying solutions for internal purposes or hosted services offered by the business, without distributing faasd itself to end clients or customers.
+
+1.2 Personal Use:
+
+"Personal Use" refers to the use of faasd by individuals for personal or commercial purposes, including hosting or running applications. This includes using faasd as part of a hosted solution (e.g., hosting functions or running a commercial application) but does not permit distributing faasd itself to clients or customers.
+
+2. License Grant for faasd
+
+2.1 Small Business Environment Use:
+
+faasd may be used for limited commercial purposes within a Small Business Environment. This includes deploying faasd as part of a hosted solution or for internal usage (e.g., running functions or commercial applications for internal or customer-facing services), provided that faasd itself is not distributed, resold, or sublicensed to end clients or customers. The license covers internal use or as part of a hosted solution but restricts distributing faasd binaries or code to any third parties.
+
+2.2 Personal Use:
+
+faasd may be used by individuals for personal projects or commercial purposes, including hosting solutions for their own commercial applications or functions. This includes using faasd as part of a hosted solution (e.g., running functions or a commercial application within faasd), provided that faasd itself is not distributed to end clients or customers as part of the solution.
+
+3. Restrictions on faasd Use
+
+3.1 No Resale or Redistribution:
+
+faasd may not be resold, distributed, or provided as part of a product or service directly to end clients or customers, regardless of whether those entities meet the Small Business Environment criteria outlined above. This includes embedding faasd into a software or service that is distributed to other businesses or individuals.
+
+3.2 Non-transferability:
+
+The rights to use faasd under this addendum are non-transferable. If the user or business does not meet the definition of a Small Business Environment or if Personal Use criteria do not apply, a separate commercial license must be obtained from OpenFaaS Ltd. If the entity meets the Small Business Environment or Personal Use criteria, no additional license is required.
+
+4. Compliance
+
+4.1 License Enforcement:
+
+OpenFaaS Ltd reserves the right to implement reasonable measures to verify compliance with this faasd EULA addendum. The Customer agrees to cooperate with any compliance verification efforts conducted by OpenFaaS Ltd.
+
+5. Termination of faasd License
+
+This addendum and the license granted hereunder are effective upon installation and use of faasd. OpenFaaS Ltd reserves the right to terminate this license if any of the terms outlined in this addendum are violated. Upon termination, all copies of faasd must be deleted.
+
+6. Limitation of Liability
+
+6.1 Warranty Disclaimer:
+
+faasd is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The user assumes all risks associated with using faasd.
+
+6.2 Liability Limitations:
+
+OpenFaaS Ltd shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use faasd.
+
+7. Contact Information
+
+For questions regarding this faasd EULA Addendum or to inquire about commercial licenses, please contact OpenFaaS Ltd at:
+
+Email: [email protected]

README.md

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 [![Sponsor faasd](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Sponsor&message=%E2%9D%A4&logo=GitHub&link=https://github.com/sponsors/openfaas)](https://github.com/sponsors/openfaas)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/openfaas/faasd/workflows/build/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/openfaas/faasd/actions)
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 ![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/openfaas/faasd/total)
 
 faasd is [OpenFaaS](https://github.com/openfaas/) reimagined, but without the cost and complexity of Kubernetes. It runs on a single host with very modest requirements, making it fast and easy to manage. Under the hood it uses [containerd](https://containerd.io/) and [Container Networking Interface (CNI)](https://github.com/containernetworking/cni) along with the same core OpenFaaS components from the main project.
@@ -58,7 +57,13 @@ Watch the video: [faasd walk-through with cloud-init and Multipass](https://www.
 * [OpenFaaS CE queue-worker for NATS Streaming](https://github.com/openfaas/nats-queue-worker) - run your invocations in the background without adding any code. See also: [asynchronous invocations](https://docs.openfaas.com/reference/triggers/#async-nats-streaming)
 * [NATS](https://nats.io) for asynchronous processing and queues
 
-> By default faasd comes with the Community Edition (CE) components, but if you like, you can purchase a license to upgrade to OpenFaaS Standard with scale to zero and rich support for async use-cases through the JetStream queue worker.
+## Licensing & EULA for OpenFaaS (faasd)
+
+faasd (which is a distribution of OpenFaaS) is licensed under the [OpenFaaS Community Edition (CE) EULA](https://github.com/openfaas/faas/blob/master/EULA.md), [additional clauses apply](EULA.md) to enable faasd to be used for Personal Use and within Small Business Environments.
+
+A separate OpenFaaS Standard license is available for commercial use-cases, which is required for certain commercial use.
+
+### When should you use faasd over OpenFaaS on Kubernetes?
 
 faasd relies on industry-standard tools for running containers:
 
@@ -68,8 +73,6 @@ faasd relies on industry-standard tools for running containers:
 
 You can use the standard [faas-cli](https://github.com/openfaas/faas-cli) along with pre-packaged functions from *the Function Store*, or build your own using any OpenFaaS template.
 
-### When should you use faasd over OpenFaaS on Kubernetes?
-
 * To deploy microservices and functions that you can update and monitor remotely
 * When you don't have the bandwidth to learn or manage Kubernetes
 * To deploy embedded apps in IoT and edge use-cases
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ You can learn more about supported OpenFaaS features in the [ROADMAP.md](/docs/R
 
 ## Learning faasd
 
-The faasd project is MIT licensed and open source, and you will find some documentation, blog posts and videos for free.
+You can find various resources to learn about faasd for free, however the official handbook is the most comprehensive guide to getting started with faasd and OpenFaaS.
 
 ["Serverless For Everyone Else"](https://openfaas.gumroad.com/l/serverless-for-everyone-else) is the official handbook and was written to contribute funds towards the upkeep and maintenance of the project.