[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14944: GNU Lesser General Public License file is missing

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#14944: GNU Lesser General Public License file is missing
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 Reporter:  hakre            |        Owner:                 
     Type:  feature request  |       Status:  reopened       
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General          |      Version:  3.0            
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:                 
 Keywords:  has-patch        |  
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Comment(by hakre):

 Replying to [comment:20 Otto42]:
 > Firstly, I "look into the code" every single day, and I did a search on
 the code to see which pieces are LGPL before I responded to you in this
 thread at all. I probably know "the code" better than most people.
 Then I wonder why you gave wrong URLs first and why you didn't notice that
 some places do not have a URL at all.

 >
 > Secondly, I reject your argument that a URL does not do the job. A
 reference to a thing can indeed take the place of a thing. That's what
 "reference" means.
 A license file on a foreign system can not take the place of a license
 file in the concrete package. I know that you reject the argument, and I
 know that you do not question your own opinion. Just deal with the fact
 that there is contradiction about that point. I did as well already in the
 other ticket and was asking some legal folks for help. Maybe you can do on
 your own the same so this is actually productive.

 > Third, a URL is not actually necessary. The LGPL is a well-known and
 commonly used license, so simply stating that that is the license by name
 is also perfectly acceptable. Even legally.
 [citation needed]
 And btw, please read the text of the LGPL. There are licenses out there
 that imply you need to pass them/a specific fingerprint with the work.
 Just a hint.

 > Fourth, I have no idea what you're talking about with me not commenting
 on the TinyMCE editor. I thought that my previous post pointing out that
 it DOES have the license included there was my comment on it.
 I was wondering about your feelings when you found out about the
 license.txt file in the tinymce folder. You only wrote that you found it,
 but not what that means in your eyes.

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