[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16525: Clarification of license for phpatomlib / AtomLib

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#16525: Clarification of license for phpatomlib / AtomLib
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 Reporter:  hakre        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by dd32):

 > The package was added in August 2007 from  external, it was referenced
 and is now @link'ed in the code.

 As stated above, Atomlib was originally written for !WordPress, A later
 version was then written (by the author, offered by the author as a patch
 upon their existing work) for !WordPress, which was also released on
 Google Code (under a differnet licence).

 The version included in !WordPress is inheritly GPL v2 or later due to
 it's roots in the project, The author excercised their right of releasing
 it under a seperate license on Google code, this does not invalidate the
 license upon which it was included into !WordPress as.

 The fact the link directs to a copy of the code under a different license
 is not a valid point to call the file Apache licensed, as, because as
 noted, it isn't exactly an "External Library" It's a core part of
 WordPress released as a seperate entity.

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