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- 2023-08-08
Coding Bolt: A Deep Dive into SponsorLink: Implications for Open-Source and Privacy
In the world of open-source software, there's a balance between creating freely available tools and finding ways to sustain the hard work that goes into developing them. One recent solution that's gaining traction is SponsorLink, introduced with the aim of promoting the sponsorship of open-source projects, specifically with the popular .NET testing library, Moq, in its 4.20 version.moq - 2023-02-12
QuestPDF proposes a hybrid licensing model
Marcin Ziabek opened a discussion on funding QuestPDF's development, proposing that the library stay MIT and free for most users while companies above a revenue threshold buy a commercial license. A pricing page followed in April 2023 and the split license shipped with the 2023.4 release. Releases up to 2023.3 remain MIT-only permanently.questpdf - 2022-07-16
License Changes for Six Labors Products
The Six Labors libraries occupy a domain of software development that is considered very complex. As such, huge effort is required to research, develop, and maintain the libraries which is unsustainable for a very small team of developers working in their spare time.imagesharp - 2020-10-01
The Future of IdentityServer
Brock Allen and I have been working on the IdentityServer code-base for more than 10 years. In 2020 we will be making some important changes to it. Here’s why we are doing this.identityserver - 2020-03-08
EPPlus 5 moves from LGPL to Polyform Noncommercial
EPPlus 5 changed the licence from LGPL to a dual model: Polyform Noncommercial 1.0.0 for personal, hobby, charity, education and public-research use, and a paid commercial licence for any business use. Version 4.5.3.3 (30 January 2020) is the last LGPL release. Commercial pricing is per developer, currently $329-$569 per year depending on team size.epplus