License

FAQ

Information about usage and interpretation of the licenses of BIMserver.org projects can be found on http://bimserver.org/license/ (archived version from 2019). If you have any questions or remarks on the use of BIMserver in your project, please contact bimserver@opensourcebim.org.

Licenses of projects

The code repository of opensourceBIM consists of several different projects. Every project has its own license. Some projects are depending on each others code.

Below is a list of projects and their respective licenses used in BIMserver version 1.4. Since then the module and plugin structure has been reworked, but licenses stayed largely the same.

Project	License
AdminGUI	AfferoGPLv3
BimServer	AfferoGPLv3
BimServerClientLib	AfferoGPLv3
BuildingSMARTLibrary	AfferoGPLv3
Builds	GPL, Affero and LGPL (all 3v) see GIT for details!
Charting	GPL, Affero and LGPL (all 3v) see GIT for details!
CityGML	AfferoGPLv3
ClashDetection	AfferoGPLv3
Collada	AfferoGPLv3
DemoPlugins	AfferoGPLv3
FileBasedObjectIDM	GPLv3
GeneratedSOAPclient	GPLv3
Ifc	AfferoGPLv3
IFCEngine	special non open source license (see GIT for details)
IfcPlugins	AfferoGPLv3
JavaQueryEngine	GPLv3
Mergers	GPLv3
MiscSerializers	GPLv3
SceneJS	AfferoGPLv3
Shared	AfferoGPLv3
TestData	GPLv3
TestViewer	GPLv3
Tests	AfferoGPLv3
Tools	AfferoGPLv3
XsltSerializer	AfferoGPLv3
Utils	AfferoGPLv3
ExampleSerializer	GPLv3
ExampleDeserializer	GPLv3

When license indications on this page or in GIT differ, the GIT (text in code) will prevail.

Links

Information about the different licenses:

GPL

LGPL

Affero