I was wondering if I need to have a license for Glassfish open sources to use it commercially? For example, like write software that run on Glassfish, and this software is not free.
GlassFish is free software and was initially dual-licensed under two free software licences: the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) and the GNU General Public License (GPL) with the Classpath exception.
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition is an open source application server built within the GlassFish community. Oracle GlassFish Server is based on GlassFish Server Open Source Edition.
Alongside the Jakarta EE 9.1 release, GlassFish 6.1 has been released as a Compatible Implementation. However, although GlassFish is still used by many - a legacy of the time it was supported by Oracle - we would argue it is NOT a good choice for running your enterprise applications in production.
GlassFish Server provides a lightweight, modular server for the development of Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 7 applications.
Yes you may!
This is the first, commercially supported, Java EE 6compatible application server in the industry. http://fixunix.com/solaris-rss/570434-top-10-reasons-not-using-glassfish-v3.html
Bartek asks Is GlassFish for Commercial Use? The answer is YES; no ifs, buts or any qualifiers. The license allows it, the code is production quality, there is commercial support for it... http://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/entry/glassfish_for_commercial_use
Sun To Provide Commercial Support for Glassfish
Glassfish Dual License CDDL&GPL
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition is dual-licensed under the GPLv2 with ClassPath Exception and the CDDL. This means that you can use the open source binaries in production. You can download this from glassfish.org
Here is a link to the licenses: http://glassfish.java.net/public/CDDL+GPL_1_1.html
On the other hand, Oracle GlassFish Server is available under a commercial license and includes support, patches, and some additional features. You can download this from oracle.com/goto/glassfish.
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