[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30324: get_plugin_data does not return License

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#30324: get_plugin_data does not return License
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 Reporter:  jkmassel      |       Owner:  chriscct7
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins       |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by voldemortensen):

 https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/ states that the plugin must be
 licensed with a GPLv2 or later compatible license (we all know that).

 The example readme file given to plugin authors has this header in it.
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/about/readme.txt

 And the validator given to plugin authors the check their readme complains
 if you don't have a license specified.

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/6Vs7dymH8I-3000x3000.png)]]

 While it's not technically required, mostly because if you don't specify a
 license its just assumed to be compatible, we might want to support it if
 there's that much emphasis on it.

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