{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "licensing": {
    "model": "Free binaries, licence-gated at runtime",
    "summary": "Every driver is published as a public GitHub Release and is free to download. The driver checks for a valid Arpeio licence when it initialises. There is no trial build and no crippled edition - the download is the real driver, and a licence unlocks it at runtime.",
    "publicPricing": false,
    "pricingNote": "Licensing is scoped to the organisation and its workloads, not to a CPU counter. There is no public price list; a quote is issued after a scoping conversation.",
    "distribution": {
      "channel": "Public GitHub Releases",
      "url": "https://github.com/arpe-io/adbc-drivers/releases",
      "accountRequired": false,
      "notes": "Download it, inspect it, put it in an image - no account, no gated portal."
    },
    "licenceSupply": {
      "atInstallTime": [
        "A file path: --license /path/to/your.lic",
        "Inline text: --license-content \"<licence text>\"",
        "Environment variables: ARPEIO_ADBC_LICENCE_FILE or ARPEIO_ADBC_LICENCE"
      ],
      "resolutionOrderAtRuntime": [
        "ADBC database options - arpeio.adbc.license or arpeio.adbc.license_file",
        "Environment variables - ARPEIO_ADBC_LICENCE_FILE or ARPEIO_ADBC_LICENCE",
        "An arpeio_adbc.lic file next to the driver"
      ]
    },
    "howToGetALicence": {
      "steps": [
        "Email sales@arpe.io, or submit the quote form at https://adbc.arpe.io/quote, with the drivers needed and a rough idea of the environment.",
        "Scope is agreed and a licence file is issued.",
        "Point the driver at it - through the installer, an environment variable or an ADBC option."
      ],
      "quoteForm": "https://adbc.arpe.io/quote",
      "salesContact": "sales@arpe.io",
      "trialRequest": "https://arpe.io/get-trial?product=ADBC-Drivers"
    },
    "faq": [
      {
        "question": "Are the drivers free?",
        "answer": "The binaries are free to download from public GitHub Releases, but they are licence-gated: a driver needs a valid Arpeio licence at runtime, and there is no trial build. Contact sales@arpe.io for a licence."
      },
      {
        "question": "Is the licence per CPU or per server?",
        "answer": "No. Licensing is scoped to the organisation and its workloads rather than to a CPU counter."
      },
      {
        "question": "What happens without a licence?",
        "answer": "The driver checks for a valid licence when it initialises, so it will not serve queries without one. The binary itself remains freely downloadable and inspectable."
      },
      {
        "question": "Can the licence be supplied without touching the installer?",
        "answer": "Yes. It can come from an ADBC database option, an environment variable, or an arpeio_adbc.lic file placed next to the driver."
      }
    ]
  },
  "metadata": {
    "lastUpdated": "2026-09-07",
    "dataFormat": "JSON",
    "purpose": "AI Agent Knowledge Base",
    "audience": "LLMs and AI Agents",
    "schemaVersion": "1.0.0"
  }
}