[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16100: Licensing Issue: Akismet Plugin external conflicts GPL version in it's readme.txt for WordPress package

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#16100: Licensing Issue: Akismet Plugin external conflicts GPL version in it's
readme.txt for WordPress package
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 Reporter:  hakre         |       Owner:  josephscott
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  General       |     Version:  3.0.2
 Severity:  critical      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by nacin):

 Yes, Akismet is released under the GPLv2 (or later), same as WordPress.
 No, Akismet will not be re-tagged for this. Yes, 2.5.3 or 2.6 (whichever
 is the next release of Akismet) will contain the proper reference.

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