Wireshark-users: [Wireshark-users] Re: Wireshark for Commercial Usage ?

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From: Lee <ler762@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 18:01:35 -0400
On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM Guy Harris wrote:
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> On Sep 2, 2025, at 12:16 AM, Jaap Keuter via Wireshark-users <wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Go right ahead. There’s the https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html license that covers distribution, but holds no limitations on its use.
>
> I.e., no need to pay for a copy, no need to pay for a license, no need to register your copy, no need to ask permission if you want to make a copy for somebody else at work....

It would be nice if the wireshark homepage answered the question
directly - making minor changes at the bottom of
https://www.wireshark.org/


Is Wireshark really free to use?

Yes.

Wireshark is "free software"; you can download and use it without
paying any license fee.  The license under which Wireshark is issued
is the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. See the GNU GPL
FAQ for some more information.


note: the  homepage says gpl v2 but the gitlab soure code page says
gpl v2 or later, so I'm guessing it's the homepage that is out of
date.

Regards,
Lee