Upstream Contribution

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. A patch, fix, feature, or other work submitted back to the original project rather than kept only in a private fork or downstream package. Upstream contributions reduce divergence and spread maintenance cost more fairly.

    In plain English: A change sent back to the original project instead of being kept only in a local copy.

    Example: "They turned the local workaround into an upstream contribution so every downstream user could benefit from the fix."

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