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Subject:    Re: Non-free file in pate js_utils plugin
From:       "Philipp A." <flying-sheep () web ! de>
Date:       2013-12-04 10:59:47
Message-ID: CAN8d9gndtTz4gN4vCK7f2Q72w6AMQ-tU+Q_0xY7VcFgAghAOUQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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2013/12/4 Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@chello.at>

> Unfortunately, that is not true. (Wikipedia is right.) The issue is that
> JSHint is derived from JSLint, so the code derived from JSLint is of course
> still covered by the JSLint license, considering that the author refused
> any
> relicensing requests (except, ridiculously, IBM's).


not exactly. i think i've figured it out:

JSHint stable (2.x) has a main file that's derived from JSLint. and that is
under doug's license. (so we can't ship JSHint stable)

HOWEVER, JSHint is currently being rebuilt, and as a result, jshint.js was
totally rewritten – so no derived code remains in JSHint's master branch.

so we can ship the unstable JSHint version if we want. also, as you said,
there are alternatives – while i don't think OCaml and Java code is
practival to be included, "JavaScript Lint" is python!

2013/12/4 J. Pablo Martín Cobos <goinnn@gmail.com>

> If jslint is an external dependence like the before solution is this a
> problem?
>
> When Alejandro Blanco and I coded this feature we used a wrapper coded by
> him for this reason:
>
> https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyjslint
>

no, because the code still calls into code using doug's license:

pyjslint *says* it's BSD licensed, but it still downloads JSLint, so when
using it, the user ends up with nonfree code on his PC. so pyjslint
basically lies about its license.

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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div \
class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">2013/12/4 Kevin Kofler <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kevin.kofler@chello.at" \
target="_blank">kevin.kofler@chello.at</a>&gt;</span><br> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Unfortunately, that is not true. (Wikipedia is \
right.) The issue is that<br> JSHint is derived from JSLint, so the code derived from \
JSLint is of course<br> still covered by the JSLint license, considering that the \
author refused any<br> relicensing requests (except, ridiculously, \
IBM&#39;s).</blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">not exactly. i think \
i've figured it out:<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">JSHint stable (2.x) has a \
main file that's derived from JSLint. and that is under doug's license. (so we can't \
ship JSHint stable)<br> <br></div><div class="gmail_extra">HOWEVER, JSHint is \
currently being rebuilt, and as a result, jshint.js was totally rewritten – so no \
derived code remains in JSHint's master branch.<br><br></div><div \
class="gmail_extra"> so we can ship the unstable JSHint version if we want. also, as \
you said, there are alternatives – while i don't think OCaml and Java code is \
practival to be included, "JavaScript Lint" is python!<br></div><br>2013/12/4 J. \
Pablo Martín Cobos <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:goinnn@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">goinnn@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div>If jslint is an external dependence like the before solution \
is this a problem?<div> <br></div><div>When Alejandro Blanco and I coded this feature \
we used a wrapper coded by him for this reason:</div> <div><br></div><div><a \
href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyjslint" \
target="_blank">https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyjslint</a></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>no, \
because the code still calls into code using doug's license:<br> \
<br></div><div>pyjslint *says* it's <span>BSD licensed, but it still downloads \
JSLint, so when using it, the user ends up with nonfree code on his PC. so pyjslint \
basically lies about its license.<br></span></div></div></div> </div>



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