Re: JS-files should be MIT-licensed
Jan Schneider <[email protected]>
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Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <[email protected]>: > Quoting Michael M Slusarz <[email protected]>: > >> 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 [[email protected]] 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 http://www.horde.org/ https://www.facebook.com/hordeproject -- dev mailing list Frequently Asked Questions: http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ To unsubscribe, mail: [email protected]