The reference for licenses that say who, not just how
Where does your project sit?
Open source is one corner of a much bigger map. Here's the rest of it — read left to right for who may use it, bottom to top for how soon it opens up.
Grid lines are guidance, not data: the four bands name the territory, the three rows say already open · opens on a date · never opens. A dot's exact position is an argument, not a measurement.
Four bands, four questions
Open source
Can anyone use it, forever, no conditions?
MIT License, Apache License 2.0, GNU General Public License v3.0
Delayed open
Free today — on whose timeline does it open up?
Business Source License 1.1, Functional Source License 1.1 (MIT Future License)
Restricted
Free for almost everyone — except whom?
Elastic License 2.0, PolyForm Small Business License 1.0.0, Prosperity Public License 3.0.0
Proprietary
Is there a public grant at all?
All-rights-reserved / EULA — no public grant. Nothing to chart here; this is where "ask a lawyer" starts.
Want the full list, filterable by rule? See the appendix.