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Q: What is the OpenBao sub-project's Mission Statement?

A: OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys.  The OpenBao community intends to provide this software under an OSI-approved open-source license, led by a community run under open governance principles.

Q: Is the forked code available?

A: It is being worked on at https://github.com/openbao/openbao in the main branch.  Upcoming releases have their own branches.

Q: Which version of Hashicorp Vault are you planning to fork?

A: The 1.14.x release branch is the most recent that is under an MPL 2.0 license, and will be receiving official updates until December 31, 2023.  Our fork will be based on the newest point release in that branch.

Q: How do I get involved?

A: Subscribe to the OpenBao meetings and mailing list.  The meetings are scheduled for Thursday mornings at 9:00am US Eastern, beginning November 9th.  Community decisions and discussions happen in GitHub Discussions, and daily chatter takes place in the "openbao-*" chat rooms on the LFX Matrix chat server (login with your LF ID). 

Q: Can Will the existing MPL 2.0 licensed code be migrated to another license, like Apache 2.0?

A: See Bing results:

The Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0) and the Apache License 2.0 are both open-source software licenses that allow users to use, modify, and distribute software. However, there are some differences between the two licenses.

The MPL 2.0 is a weak copyleft license that requires any changes made to the original code to be released under the same license. This means that any software that uses MPL 2.0-licensed code must also be released under the MPL 2.0 license. The Apache 2.0 license, on the other hand, is a permissive license that allows users to modify and distribute the code under any license they choose, including proprietary licenses.

Another difference between the two licenses is that the MPL 2.0 is compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL), while the Apache 2.0 license is not. This means that code licensed under the MPL 2.0 can be combined with code licensed under the GPL, but code licensed under the Apache 2.0 license cannot.

Finally, the MPL 2.0 There are no plans at this time to change the source code license.  The MPL 2.0 includes a patent provision that grants users a license to any patents that are necessary to use the software. The Apache 2.0 license does not include such a provision.

Q: Is the forked code available?

A: When it is ready, you should find the code at https://github.com/lf-edge/openbao

Q: Is there a shortcut URL to this page?

A: https://ibm.biz/openbao

Q: How about a QR code?

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Q: How about a logo or a cute mascot?


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    OpenBao's branding and logos can be found within our artwork repository.


Q: Nice, but what about a vector version?

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