For a detailed list of issues resolved in this release, see the syslog-ng Issues page.

Starting with version 3.2, the syslog-ng Open Source Edition application is licensed under a combined LGPL+GPL license. The core of syslog-ng OSE is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 license, while the rest of the codebase is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2 license.

For details about the LGPL and GPL licenses, see GNU Lesser General Public License and GNU General Public License, respectively.

For clarity, the Documentation is licensed separately. For details, see The syslog-ng Open Source Edition Documentation License.

The syslog-ng Open Source Edition Documentation License

Copyright 2023 One Identity LLC.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of these documentation files (the "Documentation"), to use the Documentation subject to the following conditions:

1. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or portions of the Documentation. Any and all copies of the above copyright and this permission notice contained in the Documentation shall not be removed, obscured, or modified.

2. If you modify the Documentation, You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that You changed the files.

3. The Documentation contains trademarks and registered trademarks owned by One Identity and its affiliates. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the Documentation from the official syslog-ng.com site. Modified versions of the Documentation containing One Identity trademarks are permitted exclusively for internal use; however, all external distributions of modified Documentation are prohibited from containing any One Identity trademarks which include syslog-ng, the syslog-ng logo, Balabit, the Balabit logo, One Identity and the One Identity logo.

4. No relationship is established as a result of this Documentation license. Any statements that suggest a partnership or other relationship with One Identity and its affiliates are prohibited.

THE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DOCUMENTATION OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE DOCUMENTATION.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DOCUMENTATION YOU ARE DOWNLOADING IS SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS AND CONTROLS IMPOSED BY UNITED STATES EXPORT REGULATIONS.

YOU CERTIFY THAT:

• YOU DO NOT INTEND TO USE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR ANY PURPOSE PROHIBITED BY UNITED STATES EXPORT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TERRORISM, CYBER-ATTACKS, CYBER-CRIMES, MONEY-LAUNDERING, INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE, OR NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROLIFERATION.

• YOU ARE NOT LISTED AS A DENIED PARTY ON ANY LIST GOVERNING UNITED STATES EXPORTS.

• YOU ARE NOT A NATIONAL OF ANY COUNTRY THAT IS NOT APPROVED TO RECEIVE A U.S. EXPORT. AS OF 2023, THESE COUNTRIES ARE CUBA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, SYRIA, BELARUS AND RUSSIA.

If any of the above applicable conditions are not met or if your certification is inaccurate, this restricted copyright license is immediately terminated.

To install or upgrade syslog-ng Open Source Edition (syslog-ng OSE), follow the instructions in the syslog-ng OSE Administration Guide.