--- title: Forgejo is now copyleft, just like Git | daily.dev description: Forgejo, the open source software forge, is switching its license from MIT to GPL v3+ starting with version 9.0. Earlier versions (v8.0 and below) remain under... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/forgejo-is-now-copyleft-just-like-git-dhlaibnwv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Forgejo is now copyleft, just like Git | daily.dev og:description: Forgejo, the open source software forge, is switching its license from MIT to GPL v3+ starting with version 9.0. Earlier versions (v8.0 and below) remain under... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/forgejo-is-now-copyleft-just-like-git-dhlaibnwv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dhlaibNWv.png og:image:alt: Forgejo is now copyleft, just like Git og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Forgejo is now copyleft, just like Git **[Forgejo News](https://daily.dev/sources/forgejo)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Forgejo, the open source software forge, is switching its license from MIT to GPL v3+ starting with version 9.0. Earlier versions (v8.0 and below) remain under MIT. The change allows copyleft contributors to participate in the project, makes it easier to reuse other copyleft dependencies, and protects users from exploitative vendor lock-in. Redistributors of Forgejo binaries must now provide full source code under the same license terms. The project draws a parallel to Git, which has always been GPL v2, arguing that users already accept copyleft software by using Git alongside Forgejo. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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