OpenPKG Framework

Sale of the OpenPKG Framework VALUE Shareware license was discontinued in early 2026.

The product is no longer sold. The table below describes historic information.

  • The BOOT license is used internally during bootstrapping the OpenPKG Framework only.
  • The RECOVERY license can be temporarily used by the administrator to recover an OpenPKG instance (usually in case of a license expiring issue).
  • The EVAL license is automatically activated on initial installation of the OpenPKG Framework and allows time-limited evaluation without any further restrictions.
  • The PROMO license from time to time is used by the OpenPKG GmbH for promotional offerings and is equal to the VALUE license except for a particular real-time restriction.
  • The EXAMPLE license is intended for training and demonstration purposes.
  • The COMMUNITY license is for true community players who are willing to permanently upgrade nearly their complete package set and this way implicitly act as testers. As a return they can use the OpenPKG Framework free of charge all the time.
  • The VALUE license is for production use and grants an unlimited use and a 1 year upgrade protection for the OpenPKG Framework. This is the option for all commercial users who cannot afford having to change a productive OpenPKG instance all the time. For being able to stay on old versions and this way no longer help the community, a small fee has to be paid to at least financially support the further development of OpenPKG.

Administration Promotion Production
Download License: → BOOT RECOVERY EVAL PROMO * EXAMPLE COMMUNITY VALUE **
License Facts
ships with framework √ √ √ √ √ √ -
can be purchased online free free free free free free √
can be purchased offline - - - - - - -
is resellable - - - - - - -
is invidualized - - - - - - √
price per kernel - - - - - - € 25.00
License Assertions
MinProcVersion
restricts usable license processor		 √ √ √ √ √ √ √
ErrorToWarning
convert licensing errors to warnings		 - √ - - - - -
OnlineApproval
require online approval		 - √ - - - - -
OnlineReporting
online reports usage		 - - - - - √ -
Prefix
restrict instance prefix (%{l_prefix})		 - - - - /example - -
User
restrict instance user (%{l_musr})		 - - - - example - -
Group
restrict instance group (%{l_mgrp})		 - - - - example - -
Domain
restrict FQDN of host		 - - - - - - -
LifeTime
restrict current system time		 - - - from: ST
to: ST+60d		 - from: ST
to: ST+60d		 -
GrantTime
restrict OpenPKG framework (%{release})		 - - - from: 20100101
to: ST+60d		 - from: 20100101
to: ST+60d		 from: 19700101
to: PT+1y
InstanceAge
restrict OpenPKG framework installation		 - - from: IT
to: IT+90d		 - - - -
FromSourceOnTarget
requires build-host = install-host		 - - - - - √ -
PackagesNames
restrict installed packages (%{name})		 openpkg - - - - √ -
PackagesReleaseAge
restrict installed packages (%{name}:%{release})		 - - - - - 90% > RT-90d -
Expression
restrict according to macro expression		 - - - - - - -
Target Audience
Training & Demo √ √ - - √ - -
Software Developer √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Private User √ √ √ √ - √ √
Commercial User √ √ √ √ - - √
Vendor √ √ - - - - √
Legend:
PT:License Purchase Time
ST:License Signing Time
RT:Framework Release Time
IT:Instance Installation Time
*:Currently no promotional offering available
**:Unsigned template downloadable only

License Installation

An OpenPKG Framework VALUE license can be installed into and activated on an OpenPKG instance with the following commands: 
admin$ scp filename root@hostname:/tmp/
admin$ ssh root@hostname
hostname$ prefix/bin/openpkg license install VALUE /tmp/filename
hostname$ prefix/bin/openpkg license activate VALUE
hostname$ rm -f /tmp/filename