How 000ZERO works.
Two ways to run the software. One for internal use. One for commercial service delivery. Both are clear, both are flexible, and both keep you in control.
The two models.
§ 00 / 07Product License
- One-time payment
- Full source code access
- Official documentation included
- Customer area access
- 12 months of updates from purchase date
- Self-hosted — you deploy and operate in your own environment
- You own what you bought
Commercial License
- Includes every Class A right
- Sell under your own brand to your end customers
- Single-tenant deployment per end client — on your infrastructure or ours
- Managed Service per end customer available via 000ZERO
- Updates, support, and releases for the full subscription term
- White-label customer experience.
- After subscription ends, commercial reseller rights end immediately; your base self-hosted rights remain under the Class A terms already granted.
After cancellation.
§ 01 / 07Your license is permanent
It does not expire with the subscription. It does not get revoked. It stays tied to your account, indefinitely.
You keep the last version you received
The build that was active at the end of your subscription remains yours to run, in full, with no remote dependency.
No further updates
After the subscription ends, no new releases, no patches, no compatibility work reaches your build. The product simply stops moving forward.
No access revocation. No lock-in.
Your customer area stays accessible. Your documentation, release notes, and download history remain available to you, on your terms.
The update window.
§ 02 / 07Every 000ZERO product ships with a defined update window. The window starts on a known date and ends on a known date — there is no ambiguity, and no implicit renewal.
After the window closes, the software you have continues to work exactly as it did. We do not remotely disable it, and we do not degrade it. Updates simply stop arriving.
If you need more time, you can extend the active update period with an optional add-on — no need to repurchase, no need to re-license.
Why the official license matters.
§ 03 / 07Official releases are signed and verified. What you receive is exactly what was built — no unknown modifications, no hidden code, no integrity risk on day one of operation.
Your license is tied to your account. Updates, documentation, and customer access are delivered through your personal customer area — not a public link that anyone can copy.
Versions of software distributed outside of the official relationship carry no update path, no documentation, and no access to the systems built around the product. They are an isolated snapshot — not a product relationship.
000ZERO products include active update cycles. A version outside the active channel falls behind immediately and receives no security patches, no compatibility updates, and no new features.
Support, managed deployment, and customer access are account-bound. They cannot be transferred, copied, or replicated outside of an official license relationship.
How we protect your license.
§ 04 / 07We take the integrity of every official release seriously. The measures below are public, documented, and in place to make sure that your official license is the one that works best — for you, and over the long term.
Versioned & signed releases
Every official release carries a version reference and a verifiable signature. The build you receive is the build we shipped.
Channel · Stable / LTS
Account-bound licensing
Licenses are tied to a verified customer account and validated at the point of access. They cannot be cloned across accounts.
Surface · Customer area
Continuous integrity monitoring
Release integrity is monitored continuously across our distribution channels. Anomalies are detected and addressed quickly.
Cadence · 24/7
Authenticated customer access
The customer area is personal, authenticated, and scoped to your account. Access is yours, and yours alone.
Scope · Account-only
Optional add-ons.
§ 05 / 07Some customers need more than the default. Optional add-ons extend the relationship without changing the license — buy what you need, when you need it, and skip what you do not.
Update window extension
Extend the active update period of your license beyond the initial 12 months. Available in 12-month increments, purchased directly from the customer area.
More may follow
Additional add-ons are introduced quietly, as the product line grows. Each one extends an existing capability — none are required to use what you have already bought.
The customer area.
§ 06 / 07- Your purchased licenses
- Download access for active products
- Documentation library
- Release notes and version history
- Managed service status, if applicable
- Account and billing management
- Channel-specific build references
- Update window status per license
Open source, officially.
§ 07 / 07Our software is open source. You can read the code, audit it, and build on it.
Buying a license means entering an official product relationship — with documentation, updates, and support structures that a raw repository cannot offer.