MariaDB MaxScale 21.06 now released as GPL

The major new things related to versions and licensing are:

• MaxScale 21.06, formally known as MaxScale 6.4, is now released under the GPL license, fulfilling the commitments made under the original BSL license.
  • MaxScale GPL versions will be maintained for 5 years to ensure that they can be picked up by OS distributions.
  • The conversion date from BSL to GPL, that is, the Change Date, is now locked when a new MaxScale GA version is released (according to the intention of the BSL license). 
  • The MaxScale team is happy to accept contributions to all MaxScale versions, as any other GPL project.
• One can now buy licenses for the MaxScale BSL version. MaxScale users without a support agreement can create a ticket through the MaxScale Jira system, where they will receive best-effort support. We recommend users running MariaDB MaxScale for critical applications to obtain MariaDB Enterprise support to ensure rapid resolution of any issues. A support agreement is also beneficial during the initial deployment of MaxScale, as there are numerous ways to utilize and configure MariaDB MaxScale.

MariaDB MaxScale version	GPL	BSL
24.08
24.02
23.08
22.08
21.06