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> As of 25 November 2002, the PowerDNS nameserver and its modules are open source. This has led to a lot of questions on the future
of both PowerDNS, the company and the products. This FAQ attempts to address these questions.
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>Q: Is PowerDNS 2.9 really open source? What license?</DT
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> A: PowerDNS 2.9 is licensed under the GNU General Public License version two, the same license that covers the Linux kernel.
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>Q: Is the open source version crippled?</DT
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> A: It is not. Not a single byte has been omitted.
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>Q: Is the nameserver abandoned?</DT
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> A: Far from it. In fact, we expect development to speed up now that we have joined the open source community.
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>Q: Can I buy support contracts for PowerDNS?</DT
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> Sure, to do so, please contact us at <CODE
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> Probably - in general, it is best to discuss your intentions and needs on the <CODE
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before doing the work. We may have suggestions or guidelines on how you should implement the feature.
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>Q: PowerDNS doesn't work on my platform, will you port it?, Q: PowerDNS doesn't have feature I need, will you add it?</DT
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> Be sure to ask on the <CODE
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if plain asking is not persuasive enough. This might be the case if we don't currently have time for your feature, but you
need it quickly anyhow, and are not in a position to submit a patch implementing it.
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> Perhaps, we're not yet sure.
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>Q: We are a Linux/Unix vendor, can we include PowerDNS?</DT
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> A: Please do. In fact, we'd be very happy to work with you to make this happen. Contact <CODE
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