From da9c586745efe096f8913eaffcebbfd24b78f249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Cannam Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:07:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] More on CONTRIBUTING --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 24 +++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 87fddf5..7fbceb5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ +Rubber Band is an open source library with a commercial licence +option. It is developed and maintained with care, prioritising +reliability, output quality, compatibility across releases and +platforms, and performance, in roughly that order. + ## Bug reports We welcome and encourage bug reports for the Rubber Band @@ -15,15 +20,15 @@ provide further information such as audio examples. ## Pull requests -Github pull requests may be appropriate if you have small fixes, such -as fixes to the build system or documentation, that would be -convenient to upstream. We will gratefully read and consider PRs and -consider applying changes of this sort. +Please be aware that we **cannot directly merge** pull requests. This +is partly for technical reasons (the Github repository for the library +is a read-only mirror of an upstream repo) and partly for control of +copyright and provenance. -However, please be aware that we cannot directly merge pull -requests. This is partly for technical reasons (the Github repository -for the library is a read-only mirror of an upstream repo) and partly -for reasons of copyright and relicensing. +Github pull requests may still be appropriate if you have small fixes, +particularly fixes to the build system or documentation, that would be +convenient to upstream. We will gratefully read and consider PRs, +especially of this sort. If you have any more substantial changes you would like to see included, please contact us directly to discuss. @@ -32,7 +37,8 @@ included, please contact us directly to discuss. An excellent way to contribute to the continued development of Rubber Band Library is to [buy a commercial licence](https://breakfastquay.com/technology/license.html). -Or, for enhancements and other new development work, it may be possible to + +For enhancements and other new development work, it may be possible to engage [Particular Programs Ltd](https://particularprograms.co.uk/) at a commercial rate. Please contact us for details.