is it really FOSS?

Jenkins

An automation server

Yes!
This project appears to be free and open source software.

Details

The project is provided under an MIT license.

All official extra Jenkins branded offerings/products/plugins found on the top-level pages of the project site appear to also be provided under FOSS licenses.

Since the project is under a permissive license, there may be third-party plugins and external jenkins-based offerings which are not provided under FOSS licensing.

The project is a part of the Continuous Delivery Foundation and affiliated with the Linux Foundation legal entities which legally own the project assets and act as treasury.

The project appears to gain funding from donations, sponsorships and grants.

Details last reviewed 2025-07-27. Our reviews are performed manually, without legal expertise, and therefore may be inaccurate or missing detail relevant for your use. Please don't treat this as legal guidance or assurance of any kind.

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