MinIO

Current license

• AGPL-3.0 · Network copyleft

Repository: minio/minio

License timeline

1. Initial license
   Apache-2.0
2. Apr 19, 2021
   → AGPL-3.0

   Reason: Make sure improvements by large users come back to the project.

   Announcement ↗

Real-world case

• A3 · Embedded in a closed-source SaaS backend (not distributed) × AGPL-3.0

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