# 6.3 eta and x-pack open source question

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 23, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375 "2018-03-23T13:39:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![seccentral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@seccentral](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seccentral)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375/1 "2018-03-23T13:39:54Z")

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Heya,  
Any eta on 6.3 ? And regarding x-pack going open, will it have all features like paid one has now for free ? even for commercial use ?  
Is it only the support that is paid from 6.3 on ?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375/2 "2018-03-23T15:28:15Z")

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I moved your question to #x-pack.

> Any eta on 6.3 ?

We don't communicate on that. Dates can change.

> And regarding x-pack going open, will it have all features like paid one has now for free ?

No. It does not change the licenses and features. See [Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

It "just" adds a way for you to see the source code, open issues. Specifically if you have X-Pack Basic (free), you can open issues and contribute if you wish.

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**Author:** ![seccentral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@seccentral](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/seccentral)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375/3 "2018-03-23T15:49:11Z")

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> [@dadoonet](#):
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> No. It does not change the licenses and features. See [Subscriptions | Elastic Stack Products & Support | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions)

So basically, the Security feature of x-pack 6.3 (which is what most interests me) will not be available for free for commercial use, even if the code is open ?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375/4 "2018-03-23T15:57:05Z")

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Yes. It's still requiring at least a gold license.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/6-3-eta-and-x-pack-open-source-question/125375/5 "2018-04-20T15:57:48Z")

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