Terraform

Current license

• BSL-1.1 · Source-available

Repository: hashicorp/terraform

License timeline

1. Initial license
   MPL-2.0
2. Aug 10, 2023
   → BSL-1.1

   Reason: Stop vendors from building competing commercial products on HashiCorp's work.

   Announcement ↗

   Forks that followed: OpenTofu

Forks that followed

• OpenTofu · MPL-2.0

Real-world case

• A2 · Someone forks it and distributes a closed-source competitor × MPL-2.0
• C1 · You later relicense or sell commercial licenses (contributors signed no CLA) × MPL-2.0

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