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Update repo for wp-dev-lib license addition #35

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ghost opened this issue May 12, 2017 · 5 comments · May be fixed by #36
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Update repo for wp-dev-lib license addition #35

ghost opened this issue May 12, 2017 · 5 comments · May be fixed by #36

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ghost commented May 12, 2017

FYI xwp/wp-dev-lib#237

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ntwb commented May 12, 2017

It includes a license already https://github.com/gedex/wp-tools/blob/master/LICENSE

@ghost ghost changed the title Remove unlicensed code Update files for wp-dev-lib license addition May 12, 2017
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ghost commented May 12, 2017

Okay, they added a copyleft license, which means their software can be used as long as it abides by the copyleft agreement. Here are the licensing terms and procedures needed to apply the license: https://github.com/xwp/wp-dev-lib/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

@ghost ghost changed the title Update files for wp-dev-lib license addition Update repo for wp-dev-lib license addition May 12, 2017
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ghost commented May 12, 2017

Here's a snippet shown on the licensing page regarding derived works:

When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GNU GPL, each with different requirements.

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ghost commented May 22, 2017

Requested wp-dev-lib maintainer relicense with justification provided here: xwp/wp-dev-lib#240 (comment)

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ghost commented Jul 13, 2017

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