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+Only localization contributions are accepted at the moment, code pull requests will be rejected.
+
+The rationale is, that I want leave the possibility to distribute GPXsee builds in the OS X/Windows
+stores under a non-GPL licence open. In the future, code pull requests under a QT-like contribution
+agreement [1] will be possible.
+
+[1] https://d21tv0wm5mksdn.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Qt-ContributionLicenseAgreement_v1_2_FINAL.pdf