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The server _is_ free. As long as you don't modify the server, you don't have any obligations. If you do modify the server, you're only obligated to publish the changes you made to the server. No one is at risk of violating the license by installing it locally and using it in an application.



The server _is_ free. As long as you don't modify the server, you don't have any obligations.

Well, that isn't true any more. If you start selling MongoDB functionality as a service, you now have obligations, even if you didn't modify it.


Yeah good point, though even under this new license, you shouldn't face issues for locally installing the server and using it in your application.




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