Getting ready for release means that we need to rest assured that everything is
operating as it should. Tests do an excellent job at aiding in this, but they
cannot cover everything. For example, a simple missing comma in a variable
declaration list could have terrible, global consequences.
- Permits omitting 'new' keyword, which is a style preferred by some (such as Crockford)
- It's very difficult to use apply() with the 'new' keyword - this method permits a simple way of passing an argument list to the constructor
My reason for doing so is more practical - for the same reasons that GNU released glib and
other libraries under the LGPL. The reason is that there are so many other alternatives out
there that are released under more permissive licenses. This isn't anything special. Therefore,
to encourage its adoption, I've released it under the LGPL.
All my larger projects/libraries that have few/no alternatives will be released under the
GPL/AGPL.
Mike Gerwitz