License
Borgitory is released under the MIT License.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2024 mlapaglia
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Third-Party Licenses
Borgitory uses several third-party libraries and tools. Below are their licenses:
Python Dependencies
FastAPI - MIT License
SQLAlchemy - MIT License
Pydantic - MIT License
APScheduler - MIT License
Jinja2 - BSD 3-Clause License
Passlib - BSD License
Cryptography - Apache License 2.0 / BSD License
Uvicorn - BSD 3-Clause License
HTTPX - BSD 3-Clause License
Alembic - MIT License
Aiofiles - Apache License 2.0
External Tools
BorgBackup - BSD 3-Clause License
Rclone - MIT License
FUSE - GPL v2 / LGPL
Frontend Libraries
HTMX - BSD 2-Clause License
Alpine.js - MIT License
Tailwind CSS - MIT License
Development Tools
Pytest - MIT License
Ruff - MIT License
MyPy - MIT License
Docker - Apache License 2.0
License Compatibility
The MIT License is a permissive license that is compatible with most other open source licenses. This means:
✅ Commercial Use - You can use Borgitory in commercial projects
✅ Modification - You can modify the source code
✅ Distribution - You can distribute copies of the software
✅ Private Use - You can use the software privately
✅ Patent Use - Patent rights are granted for the software
Requirements: * Include the original license and copyright notice * Include the license notice in all copies or substantial portions
Limitations: * No warranty is provided * Authors are not liable for damages * No trademark rights are granted
Attribution
When using Borgitory in your projects, we appreciate (but don’t require) attribution. You can:
Link to the project repository: https://github.com/mlapaglia/Borgitory
Mention Borgitory in your documentation
Include the project in your credits or about section
Contributing
By contributing to Borgitory, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same MIT License that covers the project. See the Contributing to Borgitory guide for more information.
Questions
If you have questions about the license or need clarification on usage rights, please:
Check the MIT License FAQ
Review the Open Source Initiative resources
Create an issue on the GitHub repository
The MIT License is widely understood and accepted in the open source community, making Borgitory suitable for use in a wide variety of projects and environments.