[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14703: Incompatible licensed code in class-IXR.php

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#14703: Incompatible licensed code in class-IXR.php
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 Reporter:  hakre         |       Owner:                 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:                 
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:                 
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 In [1346] on 22 May 2004 Michel Valdrighi (michelvaldrighi) added the file
 {{{/wp-includes/class-IXR.php}}}.
 [http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-includes/class-
 IXR.php?rev=1346#L8 That added file] is licensed under the BSD license.

 '''The BSD license is not compatible with the GPL.''' The rest of the code
 was licensed under GPL on that date. After 22 May 2004, the wordpress code
 base is tainted.

 This affects all releases and those forks that did not clear IPO since
 then.

 I strongly urge the wordpress project to calmly but immediatly take the
 right actions. This is a serious situation the whole wordpress community
 is facing.

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