[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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Comment(by hakre):

 Replying to [comment:6 westi]:
 > It has no licensing implications.

 Let's skip licensing for a moment and focus on this ticket topic: The
 copyright notice and the unlawful changing of it.

 You're refering to b2 with your answer. Wordpress has taken over the
 copyright notice from b2 if I remember correctly.

 >
 > It never had the "GPL v2 or later" style statement

 As far as I remember it even did not specifiy any specific GPL version.

 > which would allow it to be re-licensed (sic) under a later version of
 the GPL e.g. GPL v3.

 Your words.

 >
 > The changed referenced is just making the explicitly clear.

 Oh, so? And if we leave the licsense implications (existant or inexistant)
 aside, you still speak about a changed copyright notice, right?

 So was there a consensus of the copyright holders to change the copyright
 notice?

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