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Under which license is Servoy licensed?

All Servoy is products are licensed under the "Servoy Binary Code License". Secondly, the source code of the Servoy Developer plugin for Eclipse, the Servoy Smart Client, Servoy Web Client and Servoy Headless Client is licences under the AGPL.

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

For Servoy Developers

What will change for me?

Nothing will change for development and deployment with the Servoy.

For Java Developers

Where can I get the source?

The source is available in SVN. For details, see [Setting up the development environment|Setting up the development environment].

Can I get commit access
Currently, it is not possible to get direct commit access, but we encourage developers to supply patches.

Can I contribute patches for bugs and/or new feature implementations?
Yes, we encourage developers who implement new features and fix bugs to supply patches. For more information see [How to contribute|How to contribute].

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

The AGPL does not require that modifications are published, as long as they are used privately/internally. But if the modified version of the source code is used in other scenario's than private/internal use, the AGPL requires that the modified version of the source code is made publicly available. 

The addition in AGPL over GPL is that this also goes for server-side usage: if the modified version is running on the server, but used in any way by any sort of client beyond personal/internal use, the modified version of the source code needs to be made publicly available as well.

The modified source code needs to be at least downloadable for for anyone who  who wishes to do so, not restricted in any way.Are solutions created with Servoy Developer 

For plugin/bean Developers

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

No, Servoy has added an exception within the AGPL to accommodate plugin and bean developers to release their products under any license, without conflicting with the AGPL license 

Where can I get the source?
The source is available in SVN. For details, see [Setting up the development environment|Setting up the development environment].

Can I get commit access
Currently, it is not possible to get direct commit access, but we encourage developers to supply patches.

Can I contribute patches for bugs and/or new feature implementations?
Yes, we encourage developers who implement new features and fix bugs to supply patches. For more information see [How to contribute|How to contribute].

About the AGPL License

What does the AGPL license mean?
Why AGPL and not something else?

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