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Subject: Re: [dev] JS-files should be MIT-licensed
From: Jan Schneider <jan () horde ! org>
Date: 2014-04-30 7:07:28
Message-ID: 20140430090728.Horde.4JRTqfMrymiIKiZGVlN4yg1 () neo ! wg ! de
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Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>:
> Quoting Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>:
>
>> See my post on horde@ ... currently, some of our javascript files
>> are labeled as GPL/LGPL, which can potentially cause issues for a
>> service provider. Since it can be argued that since you are
>> distributing part of the GPL-licensed code, you have to provide
>> access to all of the code.
>>
>> We should go through and ensure all code is labeled as MIT licensed
>> and/or re-license as appropriate.
>
> Researching this more... it does appear that the generally accepted
> view is that distributing javascript to the browser is NOT
> distributing the *entire server-side* code, under the terms of the
> GPL.
>
> See, e.g. https://drupal.org/licensing/faq/ (Drupal's take on the situation).
> -and- the fact that the Affero GPL was designed for this purpose
> (use of web-service requires ALL server-side code/changes to be made
> available):
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-affero-gpl.html
>
> It's a stickier situation though with the requirements of
> distributing the JS file itself when sent to the browser. i.e. If
> you serve the JS software in compressed form, you are most likely
> required under the GPL to release original source. Which shouldn't
> be an issue (it is directly linkable/accessible on default installs).
>
> So still not sure what my conclusion is. Although going through
> this exercise makes me realize that we DO need to provide some sort
> of link to original source in our minimize packages. So that will
> be the first step.
>
> michael
>
> ___________________________________
> Michael Slusarz [slusarz@horde.org]
Thanks for doing some research to this. I assume it's easier for you
than for anyone else of use to grasp the subtleties of the licenses
and their implications.
--
Jan Schneider
The Horde Project
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