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Spegel Maintainer Considers License Change Amid Microsoft Fork

4/21/2025

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The maintainer of the open-source project Spegel initially welcomed collaboration with Microsoft, but confusion erupted when users learned Microsoft forked Spegel to develop Peerd. Despite these hurdles, Spegel thrives with over 1.7k stars. Now, the maintainer is considering a license change and is actively seeking funding through GitHub sponsors to sustain the project.

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Story summary

The maintainer of the open-source project Spegel initially welcomed collaboration with Microsoft, but confusion erupted when users learned Microsoft forked Spegel to develop Peerd. Despite these hurdles, Spegel thrives with over 1.7k stars. Now, the maintainer is considering a license change and is actively seeking funding through GitHub sponsors to sustain the project.