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+ | ===== Licensing ====== | ||
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+ | ChibiOS is available under 3 options: | ||
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+ | - Entirely free and Open Source under a mix of GPL3 and Apache2.0 licenses depending on the module. | ||
+ | - Free under a commercial licenses with some restrictions (no GPL code). | ||
+ | - Full commercial license with several purchase options: 1000 cores, 5000 cores, unlimited. | ||
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+ | ^License ^ Type ^ Cost ^ Notes ^Use cases ^Obtain ^ | ||
+ | ^GPL3 Apache2.0 | FOSS<sup>1</sup> | Free | no |Evaluation, open source projects, hobby, teaching, learning, business where GPL3 license is acceptable. |[[https://osdn.net/projects/chibios/releases|Download Now]] | | ||
+ | ^Commercial Free | Proprietary | Free | yes<sup>2</sup> |Small volumes, prototyping. |[[chibios:forms:requestlicense|Request a License]] | | ||
+ | ^Commercial Full | Proprietary | Paid | no |Large scale deployment<sup>3</sup>. |[[chibios:forms:requestquote|Request a Quote]] | | ||
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+ | - Free/Open-Source Software. | ||
+ | - Mandatory advertisement of ChibiOS use in products. Maximum 500 cores deployment, renewable. Read-only source code. Some advanced features not available. | ||
+ | - Available in 1000, 5000 or unlimited cores deployment options. | ||
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+ | ==== Products Licensing Matrix ==== | ||
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+ | The various products that are part of ChibiOS are available under different licenses, this is the matrix: | ||
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+ | ^Component ^ GPL3 ^ Apache2.0 ^ Commercial Free ^ Commercial Full ^Notes ^ | ||
+ | ^RT | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^NIL | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^RT/NIL ports | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^OSLIB | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^SB | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^EX | yes | no | yes | yes | | | ||
+ | ^HAL | no | yes | no | no |It is a **free-only** product. | | ||
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+ | ==== Licensing F.A.Q. ==== | ||
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+ | The following matrix describes what you can or can't do under the various licensing schemes: | ||
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+ | ^Question ^ GPL3 ^ Apache2.0 ^ Commercial Free ^ Commercial Full ^ | ||
+ | |Is ChibiOS free? | free | free | free | priced | | ||
+ | |Can I use ChibiOS in my closed source embedded product? | no | yes | yes | yes | | ||
+ | |Do I have to open my source code? | yes | no | no | no | | ||
+ | |Do I have the right to modify the ChibiOS source code? | yes | yes | read-only | yes | | ||
+ | |Do I have to open source my changes to ChibiOS? | yes | no | - | no | | ||
+ | |Do I have to document that my product uses ChibiOS? | yes | no | yes | no | | ||
+ | |Do I have to offer the ChibiOS code to users of my product? | yes | no | no | no | | ||
+ | |Is support available? | public | public | public | public or **premium** | | ||
+ | |Is a warranty provided? | no | no | no | yes | | ||
+ | |Is ChibiOS deployment unlimited? | unlimited | unlimited | 500 | 1000, 5000 or **unlimited** | | ||
+ | |Differences in features? | full | full | intermediate | full | | ||
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+ | ==== License Details and Prices ==== | ||
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+ | Commercial documents, please [[chibios:forms:contactus|Contact us]] for details. | ||
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+ | === Licenses === | ||
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+ | Note that additional licensing solutions can be discussed, the list includes only common ones. | ||
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+ | {{filelist>:documents:licenses:*.pdf&showsize=1}} | ||
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+ | === Prices === | ||
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+ | This is for reference only it is recommended to [[chibios:forms:requestquote|Request an Official Quote]]. | ||
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+ | {{filelist>:documents:prices:*.pdf&showsize=1}} | ||