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OpenLDAP Foundation

The OpenLDAP Foundation coordinates the OpenLDAP Project, which develops an open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (slapd server, client libraries and tools). OpenLDAP is distributed under the permissive OpenLDAP Public License.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. OpenLDAP is distributed under the OpenLDAP Public License version 2.8 (17 August 2003), which permits redistribution and use with or without modification.[1]

  2. Redistributions must retain copyright notices, reproduce them in binary distributions, and include a verbatim copy of the licence.[2]

  3. The OpenLDAP Foundation may revise the licence, and the software may be used under the stated revision or any subsequent revision.[3]

  4. The OpenLDAP Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that coordinates the OpenLDAP Project, which it established in August 1998, and is funded by sponsors and contributors.[4]

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References

  1. OpenLDAP, Public License for OpenLDAP · openldap.org · effective 2003-08-17 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. OpenLDAP, Public License for OpenLDAP · openldap.org · effective 2003-08-17 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. OpenLDAP, Public License for OpenLDAP · openldap.org · effective 2003-08-17 · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. OpenLDAP, The OpenLDAP Foundation · openldap.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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