Gluster Legal FAQ
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What is the license used for Gluster?
GlusterFS is released under GNU General Public License v3 or later. Documentation is released under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 or later.
What is the relation between Gluster and Z RESEARCH Inc?
Z RESEARCH Inc owns the copyright and trademark of GlusterFS. External contributions are copyrighted to their corresponding owners.
Is there a difference between commercially supported Gluster and community version?
Z RESEARCH Inc does not maintain any proprietary extensions to GlusterFS. Free Software can be commercial too. Z RESEARCH bundles support and services into a commercial subscription package. For more info, please visit this page Subscription Package.
Why software patents are evil?
Today it has become impossible to develop any useful software without violating patents. Software patents affect both free and proprietary software, small and large corporations. We believe software patents should be abolished all together.
