From c45b6a8ca6177334e01225da761ba2cf27345d73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Moshe-Immerman Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 19:22:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 4ca02f0..e82602f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Unfortunately, not every library/tool/framework can be considered. The aim of the list is to provide a concise list of noteworthy modern software. This means that suggested software is: -(a) widely recommended regardless of personal opinion (e.g. 100+ Github stars) +(a) widely recommended regardless of personal opinion (e.g. 100+ GitHub stars) (b) highly discussed in the community due to its innovative nature @@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ Unfortunately, not every library/tool/framework can be considered. The aim of th (d) a niche product that fills a gap -(e) developer friendly (i.e has a commercial friendly license or clear pricing) +Suggested software must also be developer-friendly, which means it meets the following criteria: +(i) If an open source application, it is licensed under one of the [permissive](https://opensource.org/faq#permissive) open source licenses listed on [https://opensource.org/licenses](https://opensource.org/licenses). + +(ii) If commercial, it has clear pricing. There are two required criteria for a pull request: 1. If an entry has a similar scope as other entries in the same category, the description must state the unique features that distinguishes it from the other entries. -2. If an entry does not meet conditions *(a)* to *(e)* there has to be an explanation either in the description or the pull request why it should be added to the list. +2. If an entry does not meet conditions *(a)* to *(d)* there has to be an explanation either in the description or the pull request why it should be added to the list. Self-promotion is frowned upon and will be reviewed critically but the suggestion will of course be approved if they criteria match.