[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15769: WordPress ships with copyrighted "Hello Dolly" lyrics which could potentially terminate the GNU GPL of the package

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#15769: WordPress ships with copyrighted "Hello Dolly" lyrics which could
potentially terminate the GNU GPL of the package
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 Reporter:  novasource        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General           |     Version:  3.0.2
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  commit has-patch  |
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Comment (by doktorbro):

 I love the song "Hello Dolly", but it's obviously illegal to ship it with
 Wordpress.

 The idea of Nicolas is great! Replace the whole plugin "Hello Dolly" with
 a new plugin "Free Software Song". And localize it!
 {{{
 __('Join us now and share the software
 ...
 You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.',
 'free-software-song');
 }}}
 You can already listen to a Spain version of the [http://www.gnu.org/music
 /free-software-song.html song].

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