TL;DR A component licensed under LGPL can be used by closed source, proprietary software, both internally used and distributed, for free, with no effects on the software using the component. LGPL is not “contagious” in the same way as GPL, so it only affects the component under LGPL. As long as you’re only using official… Continue reading The LGPL License
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Getting a Pull Request Accepted
I like to receive pull requests, but I like some more than others. Here are a few hints on how to make me love your totally awesome pull request and merge it instantly. With a bit more than a year as an open source maintainer I’ve received a few pull requests. Some have been good,… Continue reading Getting a Pull Request Accepted