Hortonworks Data Platform Product Dependencies and Licenses

Hortonworks is dedicated to providing a 100% open source, Apache licensed product for our users and community. A variety of open source projects have been integrated, tested and combined as part of the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). The specific versions of these projects have been selected because they have been tested and certified to be the most stable, compatible and production-ready releases available in their respective domains. A release of HDP may also include external dependencies. Some of those components are provided bundled with the software; we call those Dependencies.

This document provides list of HDP dependencies, version, license type, and how those dependencies are manifest in the platform files.

Kit and Bundle Structure

The Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) is designed to be easy to consume and use. There is a core product HDP and there are Add-Ons. The product and its add-ons are offered in common formats such as RPMs (Redhat Package Manager) and tarballs (tar and gzip GNU Unix utilities).

Add-ons can be downloaded separately from HDP and each comes with instructions on how to install and leverage the features alongside HDP. These add-ons can be products, plug-ins, or other software that can deliver significant operational, productivity, or usability gains but should not be required in order to use HDP.

External Dependencies

Hortonworks Data Platform is bit-for-bit identical with Apache Hadoop – a 100% pure Apache-Foundation, and Apache licensed set of components. HDP offers and / or installs some non-Apache software of various licenses to improve user experience. You can choose to separate out every non-Apache component and install yourself or not use the components at all. The following set of tables specifies the versions of various components, the libraries in use in HDP, and the license terms of other software available in our product or offered as an Add-On.

Open source projects are sourced from various open source communities, including the Apache Software Foundation, while commercial components are sourced from the corresponding 3rd-party software provider.

Product Licensing

Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) is released under an Apache 2.0 License. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

With the exception of Dependent and Optional components, all Components within HDP use or are compatible with the Apache license and are therefore covered under the Software Assurance offering that is available as an option to Hortonworks subscription customers. Please note that Dependent and Optional Components obey their own license terms and are therefore excluded from coverage under Software Assurance. Please note that Alpha, Beta, Developer Preview and Early Access releases are excluded from coverage under Software Assurance. For Hortonworks customers, please refer to your Software Assurance contract for more details.

Hortonworks Data Platform Components

The following components have been integrated and tested with the Hortonworks Data Platform.