• License Change: Forgejo is changing its license to a Copyleft license. The official distributions (like binaries, docker images) are likely not affected. Building from source and redistributing binaries with source under the same license terms are required. Selling Forgejo services is allowed as long as users' freedoms are maintained. Forgejo depends on Git with a GNU GPL v2 license.
• Reason for Change: To include copylefted contributions, make reusing copyleft software easier, remove incompatible dependencies, save time for improving Forgejo, and guarantee users' freedoms.
• What's Changing: Forgejo versions from v9.0 are under GPL v3+, and earlier versions remain under MIT license. The license is adaptable and the process is slow due to the long-lasting impact. Discussions on improving licensing are ongoing.
• Contributing to Forgejo: It's in a unique position, welcomes contributions with copyleft license. Financial contributions can be made through the newly-created Liberapay team. Feedback and suggestions can be given through issue tracker, Fediverse, or Matrix space.