[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16517: What about / Whom to ask for full/missing wordpress source-code?

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Wed Feb 16 23:47:46 UTC 2011


#16517: What about / Whom to ask for full/missing wordpress source-code?
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 Reporter:  hakre               |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  WordPress.org site  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |
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Changes (by hakre):

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


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 Otto42]:
 > There is no requirement for WordPress to release the source code for a
 single binary file which they did not write and which is not GPL licensed
 to begin with.

 GPL source requirements apply to the modified work as a whole. That's in
 §2.

 (Remark to quote: The file in question is part of the wordpress software
 package.)

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