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Re:PostgreSQL High Availability Solutions – Part 1: Jepsen T... by fweimer on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:44AM (#42356596)
Not sure about the CLA process, but the database is already under a restrictive, proprietary license:

    ## Free Trial
    
    Use to evaluate whether the software suits a particular
    application for less than 32 consecutive calendar days, on
    behalf of you or your company, is use for a permitted purpose.

https://github.com/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/blob/master/licenses...

It's not really clear what this means (what is a permitted purpose?), but it seems the intent is that after 32 days, you are expected to pay up. Or at least prepare for a future when the infrastructure to charge customers is in place (if it isn't there yet).

Re:PostgreSQL High Availability Solutions – Part 1: Jepsen T... by hazaskull on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:48AM (#42356606)
Thanks. I think that only covers the commercial bits they run themselves though:

  "The entire database with all its features (including the enterprise ones) is licensed under the Apache License 2.0


  The binaries that contain -managed in the artifact and help run a managed service are licensed under the Polyform Free Trial License 1.0.0."
EDIT: formatting
Re:PostgreSQL High Availability Solutions – Part 1: Jepsen T... by senorsmile on Thursday December 19, 2024 @04:06PM (#42465691)
It also mentions: > By default, the build options generate only the Apache License 2.0 binaries.

So, it seems like the proprietary builds are for the managed services that they host themselves, which makes sense.