License FAQ

• What is the Magnolia Network Agreement (MNA)?

  The MNA is an agreement between You and Magnolia International Ltd. It defines the general terms and conditions of our business relationship. It grants you a license to use the Magnolia CMS software and defines support services, fees and warranties. Please contact us to get an MNA for your project.

  The Magnolia Network Agreement (MNA) entitles you to:

  • deploy Magnolia Network Software (e.g. the Magnolia Enterprise Edition)
  • update and upgrade your Magnolia Network Software as often as you wish
  • frees you from the requirements of the GPLv3 license
  • receive unlimited hours of support on issues regarding installation and operation of Magnolia Network Software
  • access to the issue tracker
  • purchase additional support agreements

  The main benefit of a subscription is that there is no up-front license to be paid. The Network Subscription commonly is booked as software maintenance cost. If you prefer upfront licensing, please contact us directly for a quote.

• What happens if I discontinue the Network Agreement? Can I still use the software?

  If you discontinue your Magnolia Network Agreement, you lose the right to use it. The termination clauses defined in the MNA will take effect.

• Can I copy things from the Enterprise Edition and use it (for free) with the Community Edition?

  The short answer is NO.
  
  The Magnolia Network Agreement (MNA) is a commercial license, i.e. you pay money for the right to use the Magnolia Enterprise Edition under the terms of the license. If you use or download the EE, you agree to the license terms. Please read the MNA to understand the agreed upon terms.
  
  Copying anything from the Enterprise Edition does not change the fact that you are using  software that is licensed under the MNA, to which you are bound. The MNA gives you the right to test EE for 60 days (see MNA for exact terms), after which you are obligated to delete every trace of it from your system, or pay the full license fee

• Can we embed Magnolia Enterprise Edition into our own application?

  You will need an OEM agreement to ship the Enterprise Edition functionality as part of your software. Please contact us for details.

• Do you have concurrent user licenses?

  We have no concurrent licensing scheme. Our network agreement makes Magnolia Software available per server. You may create as many users as you like.

• Do you provide developer licenses of the Enterprise Edition?

  Each Network Agreement qualifies you to install Magnolia Network Software on developer or test machines. (See also "What is a production system").

• I thought the product was free?

  Magnolia Enterprise Edition is a commercial product built by the same great team that brought you the Magnolia Community Edition. It offers significantly more features, the availability of professional support and an upgrade/migration path to new versions, which is exactly what you would want for mission critical enterprise content management.

• Is the Network Agreement fee paid annually or monthly?

  The fee is paid annually in advance. It includes all updates and unlimited hours of support by Magnolia International. Some restrictions apply, please see the Magnolia Network Agreement for details.

• Is the source code for the Enterprise Edition available?

  The Enterprise Edition is licensed via the Magnolia Network Agreement (MNA). The MNA allows you to modify the source code of Enterprise Edition for your own use, but disallows distribution or deployment of the binary. You need to buy an Enterprise Edition license for every server on which you run your modified Enterprise Edition. (Please see the license for exact details, this FAQ entry only sums up the points in plain English and is no replacement for the license).

• Is there a separate charge for Magnolia Enterprise Edition public instance if it is running on a separate machine?

  No, there is no separate charge as such. No matter how many machines you have, you count the number of servers and thus determine the price of the Magnolia Enterprise Edition. Please see the pricing page for details of what exactly constitutes a "server" and how many licenses you may need to run Magnolia on your hardware.

• What is a server?

  All prices are per server and per year unless noted otherwise. With respect to the license, one server is defined as follows:

  • up to one physical server
  • up to one Virtual Operating System (VM)
  • up to two processors (CPU's)
  • up to 4 cores in total
  • up to two Application Servers (Web Containers)
  • up to four Magnolia Instances

  Please read the Magnolia Network Agreement for all details. If you have any doubt what constitutes a server or how many licenses you need, please contact us.

• How do you count dual (multi-) core processors?

  The Magnolia Network Agreement defines the exact terms. One license currently is valid for up to two processors with a maximum of 2 cores each running on one server. More cores will need more licenses, please contact us for details.

• What servers will I be charged for ("production systems")

  We charge for production servers only. This includes production instances which are part of the publishing process. These can be author, staging or public instances. There are no additional charges for dev and test instances.

  A hot standby server is considered part of the publishing process. Each hot standby server is charged 50% of the license fee.

• When will my subscription terminate?

  Typically, your subscription to the Magnolia Network Agreement (MNA) will automatically be prolonged for one year once the initial contract term ends, unless you (or we) cancel the subscription at least 30 days before it terminates. Please check your contract for exact terms & conditions. You will receive a new invoice with the new applicable subscription fees. Please read the MNA for details.

• What is the "License Negotiation Option"?

  The "License Negotiation Option" is part of the Enterprise Edition Pro and allows you to negotiate license terms with our legal department. Note that this is not possible for the Enterprise Edition Standard (where the "standard" refers to "standard license terms").

• How much is value added tax (VAT)?

  Only Swiss customers add 8% value added tax.

• Is it possible to get a pricing discount based on the type of client organization?

  There are certain organizations whose purpose is to make the world a better place, and we are proud to help them achieve that.

  Type of organization	Description	Discount	How to proceed
  Academic/ educational	Academic discounts are available for educational institutions.	If you qualify, you receive a 25% discount on the MNA subscription price (some exceptions may apply).	Please contact us. Proof of  educational status will be required.
  Non-profit	Non-Profit discounts are available for organizations which are: - non-profit - non-government - non-academic - non-commercial in nature, that would not otherwise be able to afford a Magnolia Network Subscription. If your organization is philanthropic in nature then you probably qualify.	Official non-profit organizations and charities receive a 25% discount on the standard Magnolia Network Agreement subscription fee (some exceptions may apply).	Please contact us. Proof of non-profit status is required.

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