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Summary

This PR changes the project license from MIT to GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL-3.0).

Changes

  • Replaced MIT license with LGPL-3.0 in the LICENSE file
  • Updated package.json license field from "MIT" to "LGPL-3.0"
  • Maintained the Safe Global copyright notice

Rationale

The LGPL-3.0 license provides a copyleft license that:

  • Allows the library to be used in proprietary applications
  • Requires modifications to the library itself to be released under LGPL
  • Provides stronger copyleft protections than MIT while remaining permissive for library usage

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Update the project license from MIT to GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0.

This change:
- Replaces the MIT license with LGPL-3.0 in the LICENSE file
- Updates the package.json license field to reflect LGPL-3.0
- Maintains the Safe Global copyright notice

The LGPL-3.0 license allows the library to be used in proprietary applications while ensuring that modifications to the library itself remain open source.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Copilot AI review requested due to automatic review settings October 28, 2025 14:13
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Pull Request Overview

This PR relicenses the project from MIT to GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL-3.0), providing stronger copyleft protections while still allowing the library to be used in proprietary applications.

  • Replaced MIT license text with LGPL-3.0 full license text in LICENSE file
  • Updated package.json license field from "MIT" to "LGPL-3.0"

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File Description
LICENSE Replaced MIT license text with full LGPL-3.0 license text while maintaining Safe Global copyright
package.json Updated license field to reflect new LGPL-3.0 license

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@katspaugh katspaugh merged commit b53dcf4 into main Oct 28, 2025
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@katspaugh katspaugh deleted the chore/relicense-to-lgpl branch October 28, 2025 14:14
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