[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27104: Twenty Fourteen: Add Proper Copyright/License Attribution in style.css

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#27104: Twenty Fourteen: Add Proper Copyright/License Attribution in style.css
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 Reporter:  philiparthurmoore  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme      |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  docs               |
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 Currently Twenty Fourteen lacks proper documentation to show that it has
 come from either [https://github.com/Automattic/_s/ _s] or
 [http://theme.wordpress.com/retired/further/ Further], which are both
 Copyrighted to Automattic Inc. The WordPress Theme Review Team makes it
 clear that any themes submitted to the repository that are child themes or
 derivative works of some sort should include proper attribution, for
 example:

 {{{
 Theme Name, Copyright 2014 Company Name,
 distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 or later,
 based on "Parent" Work Name (Copyright 2014 "Parent" Company Name)
 }}}

 Currently Twenty Fourteen doesn't include proper attribution for _s, or
 Further (which was based on _s), which is Copyrighted to Automattic:

 {{{
 /*
 Theme Name: Twenty Fourteen
 Theme URI: http://wordpress.org/themes/twentyfourteen
 Author: the WordPress team
 Author URI: http://wordpress.org/
 Description: In 2014, our default theme lets you create a responsive
 magazine website with a sleek, modern design. Feature your favorite
 homepage content in either a grid or a slider. Use the three widget areas
 to customize your website, and change your content's layout with a full-
 width page template and a contributor page to show off your authors.
 Creating a magazine website with WordPress has never been easier.
 Version: 1.0
 License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 Tags: black, green, white, light, dark, two-columns, three-columns, left-
 sidebar, right-sidebar, fixed-layout, responsive-layout, custom-
 background, custom-header, custom-menu, editor-style, featured-images,
 flexible-header, full-width-template, microformats, post-formats, rtl-
 language-support, sticky-post, theme-options, translation-ready,
 accessibility-ready
 Text Domain: twentyfourteen

 This theme, like WordPress, is licensed under the GPL.
 Use it to make something cool, have fun, and share what you've learned
 with others.
 */
 }}}

 At a minimum the theme should include Automattic's name with _s and/or
 Further.

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