License

Ze is free software, licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.

Read the full text in the repository: LICENSE on Codeberg (mirrored on GitHub).

What the AGPLv3 gives you

You are free to run Ze for any purpose, study how it works, modify it, and share it, including modified versions. Those freedoms come with the usual copyleft condition: anything you distribute that is derived from Ze must itself be offered under the AGPLv3, with its source available.

The network clause

The AGPL adds one obligation on top of the GPL. If you run a modified Ze and let other people use it over a network, you have to make your modified source available to those users. Running an unmodified Ze to route your own traffic does not trigger this: the clause is about offering a changed version as a service to others.

Contributing

Contributions are accepted under a Contributor License Agreement that lets the maintainer relicense the project in addition to the AGPL. You keep your copyright, and Ze stays AGPLv3 for everyone. The contribute page explains why, and the contributor guide covers the process.

If you have a licensing question that these notes do not answer, ask on Discord or open an issue.