Overview
The Dual Interest Software License (DISL) is a software license that exists to address the unique interests of both developers and users in the self-hosted software space.
Protecting Users
DISL protects users by allowing forking, modification, and redistribution of the source code. This means that the access to the source code cannot be revoked from anyone that depends on it, either as an end user or as a third party developer.
Protecting Developers
DISL protects developers by ensuring that their paid services remain accessible in re-distributions of their software, allowing for their source code to exist in a public space where it can grow organically, as opposed to remaining closed source to protect the paid features from being stolen.
Openness Chart
DISL is a source-available software license.
Rationale
DISL is an exact copy of ELv2 but with a single change: the limitation on providing the software as a hosted or managed service has been removed. This is the distinguishing feature of DISL; it is perfect for software that is intended to be hosted by others, either users directly or by third party hosting providers.