Clarify license in README

[harry-xm]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
README describes the license as "users may not use ArcticDB for production use or for a Database Service", but the LICENSE.txt file grants limited production use with only one restriction (i.e. not for a "Database Service").

Describe the solution you'd like
Be consistent in licensing terms.

Describe alternatives you've considered
N/A

Additional context
None.

[athakur91]

Hi @harry-xm thank you for raising, I'm looking into how we could improve the language to be clearer.

In the meantime if you wanted to discuss please do feel free to reach out on email arcticdb@man.com very happy to help

Thanks!

[harry-xm]

@athakur91 Have you updated the README or LICENSE to clarify?

[athakur91]

hi @harry-xm no changes made so far but hopefully this section on our licencing FAQs helps clarify:

https://docs.arcticdb.io/latest/licensing/

If you'd like to discuss please do let me know I can be reached directly at arcticdb@man.com

[harry-xm]

no changes made so far but hopefully this section on our licencing FAQs helps clarify:

https://docs.arcticdb.io/latest/licensing/

The FAQ is consistent with the README, but not with the license.

The referenced MariaDB BSL FAQ says

Non-production use of the code is always free, and the licensor can also make an Additional Use Grant allowing limited production use.

and your LICENSE states

Additional Use Grant: You may make use of the Licensed Work under the
terms of this License, provided that you may not
use the Licensed Work for a Database Service.

, but REAME.md states

users may not use ArcticDB for production use or for a Database Service

(emphasis mine)

and the FAQ clarifies

[...] ArcticDB cannot be used for production usage.

If the FAQ and README are correct, this is not an Additional Use Grant but an additional restriction to non-production use of ArcticDB, and the language in LICENSE.txt needs to be changed.

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If you'd like to discuss please do let me know I can be reached directly at arcticdb@man.com

Sorry, but I'd rather discuss in the open in case someone else have the same doubt.

[athakur91]

Hi @harry-xm thanks for the further details. I appreciate you raising and appreciate that it could be clearer. We wrote our licence and readme with legal advice. We're looking into this.