[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14685: Copyright Notice Tainted

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#14685: Copyright Notice Tainted
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 Reporter:  hakre         |        Owner:         
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:         
Component:  General       |      Version:         
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |  
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Changes (by westi):

  * status:  reopened => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 hakre]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 jacobsantos]:
 >
 > In the event that I start to repeat myself: This is '''not''' about the
 '''license file''' that ships with worpdress, It is about the '''wordpress
 copyright notice'''.
 >
 > You say it yourself
 > >it was a clarification on the license.
 > Which implies a change. This becomes totally clear because you name the
 consquences immediatly the change of the copyright notice:
 >
 > > ... saying GPL might incorrectly [sic!] imply v3 as well.
 >
 > So as it's totally visible here, this has licensing implications. It's
 not a minor change that has no meaning.

 It has no licensing implications.

 When WordPress was first forked from b2 it inherited the GPLv2 licenced.

 It never had the "GPL v2 or later" style statement which would allow it to
 be re-licensed (sic) under a later version of the GPL e.g. GPL v3.

 The changed referenced is just making the explicitly clear.

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