About Odoo (Community)
The Community edition is open source, with an enterprise edition offered separately. Check which modules you need before choosing an edition.
How to contribute
- Read the project's guidelines. Open the repository and look for CONTRIBUTING, the code of conduct and the README.
- Find something to work on. Browse good first issues or all open issues. Documentation and bug reports are welcome contributions too.
- Make the change. Fork the repository, work on a branch, and keep the change small and focused.
- Open a pull request. Describe what and why, link the issue, and respond to review. See open pull requests for examples.
Contributions are normally accepted under the project's own licence (LGPL-3.0). Some projects also ask you to sign a contributor agreement.
Licence: LGPL-3.0
Weak copyleft. You can use it in other software, including commercial products. Changes to the library itself must be shared under the same licence.
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. Read the full licence text and check the repository for current terms and any commercial editions before you rely on it.