MariaDB MaxScale license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · MariaDB Business Source License 1.0 (source-available) · backed by MariaDB · 1,497 stars
An intelligent database proxy.
License history
LICENSE file| Change | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2016 | GPL v2 to MariaDB Business Source License 1.0MaxScale 2.0 was the first product under the Business Source License, replacing GPLv2; it moved to BSL 1.1 in 2017.LICENSE commitAnnouncement | LICENSE commitAnnouncement |
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- mariadb-corporation/MaxScale · created Dec 16, 2013
- Website
- github.com/mariadb-corporation/MaxScale/wiki
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- None; run by MariaDB
- Company
- MariaDB · on Companies · on awards · on Mainstage · on Leaders
- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1,497 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | RelicensedGPL v2 to MariaDB Business Source License 1.0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: mariadb-corporation/MaxScale |