Sentry license history
Current license
FSL-Apache-2.0Source-availableChanged from BSD-3-Clause to BUSL-1.1 starting with 10.0.0 on 2019-11-06.
Changed from BUSL-1.1 to FSL-Apache-2.0 starting with 23.11.1 on 2023-11-17.
Versions before 10.0.0 remain under BSD-3-Clause.
- Self-hosting
- Allowed
- Offering as a managed service (SaaS)
- Restricted
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What changed
Sentry moved from BSD-3-Clause to BUSL-1.1 starting with 10.0.0, announced on 2019-11-06. Starting with 23.11.1, it moved to the Functional Source License (FSL), announced on 2023-11-17; each FSL release becomes Apache-2.0 two years after publication. Releases before 10.0.0 remain under BSD-3-Clause.
License timeline
From 23.11.1
Sentry replaced BUSL-1.1 with the Functional Source License (FSL), which prohibits competing commercial use and converts each release to Apache-2.0 two years after publication. 23.11.0 is the last BUSL-1.1 release.
Sources
From 10.0.0
Sentry moved from BSD-3-Clause to BUSL-1.1, which prohibits offering Sentry as a competing commercial service. Each BUSL release converted to Apache-2.0 three years after publication.
Sources
- OfficialRelicensing Sentry
- OfficialSentry 10.0.0 LICENSE
Originally released under BSD-3-Clause
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