License

Open Apollo is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0-only).

What This Means

The GPL-2.0 is the same license used by the Linux kernel itself. This is a requirement for kernel modules that link against kernel symbols, as the Linux kernel is distributed under GPL-2.0.

For Users

• You are free to use Open Apollo for any purpose, including commercial use.
• You are free to distribute copies of the software.
• You are free to modify the software to suit your needs.
• If you distribute modified versions, you must make the source code available under the same GPL-2.0 license.

For Contributors

• Contributions to Open Apollo are accepted under the GPL-2.0 license.
• By submitting a pull request, you agree that your contributions are licensed under GPL-2.0.
• All source files include an SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only header for machine-readable license identification.

Full License Text

The complete license text is available in the LICENSE file at the root of the repository.

Trademarks

For information about trademarks and intellectual property, see the Notice page.