Skip to content

Commit 11ccc5b

Browse files
committed
add license FAQ [build_translations]
1 parent 92e3e66 commit 11ccc5b

File tree

1 file changed

+17
-0
lines changed

1 file changed

+17
-0
lines changed

en/faq.txt

Lines changed: 17 additions & 0 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -622,3 +622,20 @@ was the `birthplace of MapServer`_.
622622
.. _`St. Paul Campus`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota#St._Paul_campus
623623
.. _`University of Minnesota`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Minnesota
624624
.. _`birthplace of MapServer`: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-dev/2009-December/009435.html
625+
626+
Is MapServer free for commercial use?
627+
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
628+
629+
Yes, MapServer is free for both commercial and non-commercial use. It is released
630+
under an MIT-style :ref:`license <license>`, which allows for free use, modification,
631+
and distribution, including for commercial purposes. In general, The MIT license
632+
is a widely used, permissive Open Source license, known for its simplicity and
633+
flexibility.
634+
635+
What versions of MapServer will be patched for security vulnerabilities?
636+
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
637+
638+
The MapServer team will provide security patches for the two most recent release series.
639+
Patches will be provided for a period of three years from the release date of the current series.
640+
Review the MapServer `Security Policy <https://github.com/MapServer/MapServer/blob/main/SECURITY.md>`__
641+
for more details.

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)