---
key: 389-exception
short_name: 389 Directory Server Exception to GPL 2.0
name: 389 Directory Server Exception to GPL 2.0
category: Copyleft Limited
owner: Fedora
homepage_url: https://spdx.org/licenses/389-exception.html
is_exception: yes
spdx_license_key: 389-exception
text_urls:
    - http://www.directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/GPL_Exception_License_Text
other_urls:
    - http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/GPL_Exception_License_Text
    - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20080828121337/http://directory.fedoraproject.org/wiki/GPL_Exception_License_Text
standard_notice: |
    This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
    Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
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    In addition, as a special exception, Red Hat, Inc. gives You the additional
    right to link the code of this Program with code not covered under the GNU
    General Public License ("Non-GPL Code") and to distribute linked
    combinations including the two, subject to the limitations in this
    paragraph. Non-GPL Code permitted under this exception must only link to
    the code of this Program through those well defined interfaces identified
    in the file named EXCEPTION found in the source code files (the "Approved
    Interfaces"). The files of Non-GPL Code may instantiate templates or use
    macros or inline functions from the Approved Interfaces without causing the
    resulting work to be covered by the GNU General Public License. Only Red
    Hat, Inc. may make changes or additions to the list of Approved Interfaces.
    You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the
    Program code and other code used in conjunction with the Program except the
    Non-GPL Code covered by this exception. If you modify this file, you may
    extend this exception to your version of the file, but you are not
    obligated to do so. If you do not wish to provide this exception without
    modification, you must delete this exception statement from your version
    and license this file solely under the GPL without exception.
---

In addition, as a special exception, Red Hat, Inc. gives You the additional
right to link the code of this Program with code not covered under the GNU
General Public License ("Non-GPL Code") and to distribute linked combinations
including the two, subject to the limitations in this paragraph. Non-GPL Code
permitted under this exception must only link to the code of this Program
through those well defined interfaces identified in the file named EXCEPTION
found in the source code files (the "Approved Interfaces"). The files of Non-GPL
Code may instantiate templates or use macros or inline functions from the
Approved Interfaces without causing the resulting work to be covered by the GNU
General Public License. Only Red Hat, Inc. may make changes or additions to the
list of Approved Interfaces. You must obey the GNU General Public License in all
respects for all of the Program code and other code used in conjunction with the
Program except the Non-GPL Code covered by this exception. If you modify this
file, you may extend this exception to your version of the file, but you are not
obligated to do so. If you do not wish to provide this exception without
modification, you must delete this exception statement from your version and
license this file solely under the GPL without exception.