Is SoapUI Open Source free to use?
Hi,
Is the SoapUI Open Source that I can download here:
https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui.html
Actuall free software that I can use in any way (comercial) without the need to pay for...
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Hi, It was in the installation of an old package.
OK still: If I go to the download page:https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui.html and select the Open Source link - what license do I Agree to?
In the Help menu I see the SoapUI Pro trail start.
In the link you posted I would have to compile the source my self. there are no binaries.
Just wont to push once more to aks if somebody knows about the binary "open source" package.
I'm not sure I fully understand your difficulty, but I'll outline the version and licence as I understand it but IANAL. SOAPUI comes in two forms.
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SoapUI Open Source
- Available for free in all senses of the word, usage, modification and financial.
- Costs nothing to use personally or commercial.
- Licenced under the European Union Public Licence V. 1.1
- The EUPL is broadly compatible with the GPL, the main distinction being that it reference European copyright law rather than US copyright law and is availabe in all languages of the European Union.
- A copy of that licence in English stored in the soapui installation folder if you need it for internal governance.
- You can also read it here. https://www.soapui.org/developers-corner/soapui-license.html
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SoapUI Pro
- A commercial release with added features and inclusive support at a financial cost
- Available at no charge for a trial period
- The trial version includes a copy of the commercial licence which varies on your region. https://www.soapui.org/store/license-agreement.html
- The pro version is activated by a licence key/activation code; admittedly language used by smartbear is rather ambgious on the FAQ. Consider licence to mean the activation code that validates you have a valid licence to use the software, rather than the actual terms of the licence.
The problem is that I can get here:
https://www.soapui.org/downloads/soapui.html
but there is not outlined what license is to be applied to this binary build of SoapUI.
But is the open source only the "open source" when downloaded form git hub and built on my own or is the licens as well applying if it is the binary built form smart bear?
The licence at https://github.com/SmartBear/soapui/blob/next/LICENSE.txt is the same licence used by the SoapUI Open Source build available from that link. The github repository is how the freely available source code criteria of the EUPL is satified. You do not need to build it yourself to benefit from the freedoms provided by that licence. You can safely download the SoapUI Open Source build from that link and benefit from that freedoms provided by that licence.
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