2021: Apache 2.0 source moved to dual SSPL and Elastic License before 7.11
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- Restriction
- Statement
- Elastic announcement dated 2021-01-14: Elastic is “moving our Apache 2.0-licensed source code in Elasticsearch and Kibana to be dual licensed under Server Side Public License (SSPL) and the Elastic License”, applying to all maintained branches before the 7.11 release. FAQ on Software Licensing: the default distribution continued under ELv2 and “we no longer produce an Apache 2.0 distribution.”
- Applies when
- Versions from 7.11 onward (change applied shortly before 7.11).
- Applies to
- Elasticsearch and Kibana source code on all maintained branches.
- Aliases
- 2021 license change; no Apache 2.0 distribution