[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16898: Fix plugins about page license requirement

[WordPress Trac]

#16898: Fix plugins about page license requirement
--------------------------------+----------------------------
 Reporter:  scribu              |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  WordPress.org
Component:  WordPress.org site  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |
--------------------------------+----------------------------

Comment (by mikeschinkel):

 Replying to [comment:28 Otto42]:
 > In Apache 2.0 specifically, I object to the patent rights clause.

 Fair point, but I think they were being pragmatists instead of ideologues.
 My understanding is that the goal wasn't to enable patents so much but
 rather explicitly recognize the reality of patents and to minimize their
 impact by the license termination upon lawsuit.

 I know we rarely agree on anything, but I really do not see how Apache 2.0
 is anything but positive regarding patents.

 > > And is this about the WordPress plugin repository policies, or about
 Otto's personal preference?
 >
 > I'm only arguing what I think and explaining how we currently handle
 things. If you want a change in policy decisions, then you're chatting
 with the wrong person.

 The reality is that any discussion on trac that involves selected topics
 will always require chatting with you.  Just sayin...

 > > Then @Rarst and I will be compiling a list of plugins for you to
 remove.  We'll get it to you as soon as we've compiled it.
 >
 > Fine with me. Sending me a text listing of the slugs-only would be the
 most helpful. I'm happy to send the affected authors an email to attempt
 to get them to change.

 We'll post the slugs to this ticket along with a note for each explaining
 what inclusion is infringing and which license they are using  ''(assuming
 it's easy enough to pull that information with a script.)''

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16898#comment:29>
WordPress Trac <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/>
WordPress blogging software