SSPL §13 does not apply to internal-only MongoDB as a service
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- Kind
- Restriction
- Statement
- SSPL FAQ (undated page, as of 2026-09-26): “We do not consider providing MongoDB as a service internally or to subsidiary companies to be making it available to a third party.” The copyleft condition of Section 13 “does not apply to companies building other applications or a MongoDB as a service offering for internal-only use.”
- Applies when
- Providing MongoDB as a service internally or to subsidiary companies.
- Applies to
- Internal and subsidiary use of SSPL-licensed MongoDB Community Server.
- Aliases
- internal use; subsidiaries