License Terms & Copyleft Notice
Quay 2 is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
Why the GNU AGPLv3?
Quay 2 is designed to remain free and open software for the entire engineering community. The GNU Affero General Public License is a strong copyleft license specifically authored to prevent proprietary freeloading and closed cloud service wrappers.
Key Copyleft Obligations
- Source Code Availability: If you distribute modified versions of Quay 2, you must license the entire modified work under the AGPL-3.0 and provide the full corresponding source code.
- Network Server / SaaS Provision: Under Section 13 of the AGPLv3, if you run a modified version of Quay 2 on a network server or provide remote interaction over a network, you must prominently offer all users access to the corresponding source code of your modified version at no charge.
- Patent Grant: Contributors grant an express, royalty-free patent license covering essential claims practiced by their contributions.
Full License Text
The complete legal text is available in the repository root in the LICENSE file.
For proprietary enterprise inquiries, dual licensing, or commercial distribution rights, please contact the repository maintainer: Sean Robert Wright (seanrobertwright).