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Q: What does it mean that Servoy is now open source?

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Q: Where can I find more information on the Pricing Models for Servoy products?

A: See servoy.com/pricing

Q: Servoy is open

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sourced under AGPL. Does that mean I have to release my product developed in Servoy under AGPL as well?

A: No, Servoy offers its products under a dual license. When the "Servoy Binary Code License" is used, solutions created with Servoy can be released under any license.

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A: Servoy maintains the codebase. 3rd party developers can contribute by providing patches. See How to contributeContribute for more information.

For Servoy Developers

Q: What will change for me?

A: Nothing will change immediately for development and deployment with the Servoy. 

For Java Developers

Q: Where can I get the source?

A: The source is available in SVN. For details, see Setting up the development environmentUp

Q: What are my obligations if I modify the source code and use it?

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A: Yes, we encourage developers who implement new features, improvements and fix bugs to supply patches. For more information see How to contributeContribute.

Q: If I commit patches, do I remain the owner?

A: No, in order for your patches to be merged into the Servoy maintained source code, you are required to transfer the ownership to Servoy. For more information see How to contributeContribute.

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Bean Developers

Q: I'm a plugin/bean developer: Do I have to release my plugins and beans under AGLP now as well?

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A: While all code is exposed, there is still the official public Java API that should be used from within plugins and beans. Besides that fact that the plugin/bean that relies on non-public classes/functions might break in future versions, it also would require the plugin/bean to be released under AGPL. See the public Java API here .

About the AGPL License

Q: Where can I find more information on AGPL?

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