https://spacelift.io/blog/hashicorps-license-change * How it works * Use Cases Use Cases + Achieve Terraform at Scale + CI/CD for Infrastructure + Drift Detection * Documentation * Pricing * Resources Resources + Blog + Case Studies * Login * Book a demo * Start for Free Product What HashiCorp's license change means for Spacelift customers []What HashiCorp's license change means for Spacelift customers[]What HashiCorp's license change means for Spacelift customers Marcin Wyszynski, Pawel Hytry 11 Aug 2023*2 min read What HashiCorp's license change means for Spacelift customers * * * * On August 10, HashiCorp announced that they are changing the license on all their products to exclude use by direct competitors. What does it mean in practice? Beyond Terraform 1.5.5, direct HashiCorp competitors will be unable to incorporate the source code or embed or distribute newer versions of Terraform. How does it impact us? What we know for sure is that current versions of Terraform are, and will remain, unaffected, so there is no concern for your usage today. We are working with lawyers and experts to ensure we remain compliant going forward. We will provide updates soon. Can they do it? Yes, they can. They required every contributor to Terraform to sign a CLA that allowed this. Being legal does not make the move ethical or consistent with the ideals of open source software. They claim that we're taking advantage of what they're building. Are they right? Software is normally built in layers, and it's not unusual to have commercial layers running on top of open source layers. Nobody is accusing GitHub of exploiting the Git ecosystem. In fact, much of the success of Git is due to the emergence of higher-level platforms like GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and others. Competition in services on top of Terraform has recently driven much innovation as many of our own concepts eventually found their way to Terraform Cloud. It's also worth remembering that Terraform itself is built on top of multiple open source libraries and an open source ecosystem. Without the volunteer work of hundreds of unpaid individuals, HashiCorp products would not be successful, there would be no ecosystem, and the company would not exist. The Most Flexible CI/CD Automation Tool Spacelift is an alternative to using homegrown solutions on top of a generic CI. It helps overcome common state management issues and adds several must-have capabilities for infrastructure management. Start free trial Written by []avatar_image_marcinwavatar_image_marcinw Marcin Wyszynski Marcin is the co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Spacelift. Prior to founding Spacelift, he was an SRE and Production Engineer at Google and Facebook. He also consulted for European scaleups such as Deliveroo and Tier Mobility. He is the creator of geopoiesis. * * []avatar_image_pawelavatar_image_pawel Pawel Hytry Pawel is the CEO & Co-Founder at Spacelift. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and Managing Director at FitPass Group. Pawel holds a degree in Operations & Information Management from the University of Pennsylvania. * Read also Self-Service Infrastructure with SpaceliftSelf-Service Infrastructure with Spacelift Product10 min read Self-Service Infrastructure with Spacelift Getting Started with Spacelift Self-Hosted on AWSGetting Started with Spacelift Self-Hosted on AWS Product8 min read Getting Started with Spacelift Self-Hosted on AWS Why DevOps Engineers Recommend SpaceliftWhy DevOps Engineers Recommend Spacelift Product14 min read Why DevOps Engineers Recommend Spacelift * Product * Documentation * How it works * Spacelift Tutorial * Pricing * Customer Case Studies * Integrations * Security * System Status * Product Updates * Company * About Us * Careers * Contact Sales * Partners * Learn * Blog * Atlantis Alternative * Terraform Cloud Alternative * Spacelift for AWS (c) 2023 Spacelift, Inc. All rights reserved Privacy PolicyTerms of Service