Contributing to Pharo

Reporting issues

• Do not forget to sign the license agreement.
• Report a bug
• Propose a bugfix
• Review and test fixes and improvement
• Participate in Pharo events (Sprints, etc.)

Donate

The Pharo infrastructure (e.g. Servers) needs money to operate. In addition, with funds collected by the Pharo Association, we are supporting important development efforts that push Pharo forward. You can give using Paypal. For recurring contributions, you can join the Association or the Consortium.

Pharo and MIT vs. Pharo and GPL

You might be curious about why Pharo uses the MIT license and why we steer clear of GPL licenses or other similar types. For more details, you can visit this place. Essentially, the GPL licenses pose challenges for systems where code and libraries are managed as objects within shared memory spaces. This structure implies that integrating GPL code into your system would necessitate converting the entire system to GPL, thereby obliging you to release your work under the GPL as well. While this explanation may not capture all the nuances, please understand why Pharo is committed to the MIT license and, as such, why we cannot accept contributions licensed differently.