[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14703: Match Redistribution and use conditions for The Incutio XML-RPC Library

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#14703: Match Redistribution and use conditions for The Incutio XML-RPC Library
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 Reporter:  hakre         |        Owner:                 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  reopened       
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |      Version:                 
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:                 
 Keywords:  has-patch     |  
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Comment(by demetris):

 Replying to [comment:24 hakre]:
 > Replying to [comment:23 demetris]:
 > > @hakre
 > >
 > Linking a license w/o providing a copy at once can be problematic for
 removeable-media distributions of wordpress, like on DVDs in magazines.
 Opening the software package, the license terms are not available because
 the link provided might not work in the user's interface (e.g. when the
 reading system has no network or internet access). There are other
 examples where linking works so no need to discuss the matter of facts
 here, it's just to give an example.
 >
 That’s a valid concern in my opinion, but I think we can try to address it
 in better ways, rather than by directly editing the files of third-party
 libraries.

 Here is a suggestion for consideration:

 We add to the WP package a NOTICE.txt file which, among other things, will
 list all third-party code used in the project.  For each piece of third-
 party code, it will also mention its licence and then point to a file with
 the text of that licence.

 Example:

 {{{
 *   Demetris’ Library
     Copyright Demetris
     Published under the WTFPL 2 (see LICENCE-WTFPL2.txt)
 *   Hakre’s Library
     Copyright Hakre
     etc. etc.
 }}}

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