[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16898: Fix plugins about page license requirement
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Fri Feb 17 15:53:44 UTC 2012
#16898: Fix plugins about page license requirement
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Reporter: scribu | Owner:
Type: feature request | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: WordPress.org
Component: WordPress.org site | Version:
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: |
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Comment (by Rarst):
Replying to [comment:12 Otto42]:
> Replying to [comment:11 Rarst]:
> > There is no issue with using such code. GPLv3 and Apache License are
perfectly compatible with WP.
>
> No, neither the GPLv3 or Apache License 2.0 is compatible with the
GPLv2.
With GPLv2 only. But WP is not GPLv2 strict.
license.txt
>WordPress - Web publishing software
>
>Copyright 2011 by the contributors
>
>This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
>the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
>(at your option) any later version.
GPLv3 (and so Apache) is compatible with "GPLv2 or any later version".
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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16898#comment:13>
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