MinIO license history
Current license
AGPL-3.0-onlyCopyleftChanged from Apache-2.0 to AGPL-3.0-only starting with RELEASE.2021-05-11T23-27-41Z on 2021-04-23.
Versions before RELEASE.2021-05-11T23-27-41Z remain under Apache-2.0.
- Self-hosting
- Allowed
- Offering as a managed service (SaaS)
- Allowed under AGPL terms (source disclosure required)
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What changed
MinIO moved from Apache-2.0 to AGPL-3.0 starting with RELEASE.2021-05-11T23-27-41Z; the license file changed on 2021-04-23. Releases up to RELEASE.2021-04-22T15-44-28Z remain under Apache-2.0.
License timeline
From RELEASE.2021-05-11T23-27-41Z
MinIO moved from Apache-2.0 to AGPL-3.0, which requires releasing the source of modified versions offered over a network. The license file changed on 2021-04-23; RELEASE.2021-04-22T15-44-28Z is the last Apache-2.0 release and RELEASE.2021-05-11T23-27-41Z is the first AGPL-3.0 release.
Sources
Originally released under Apache-2.0
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