SuchABot has uploaded a new change for review. https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/77257
Change subject: Update COPYING to match proposed new README ...................................................................... Update COPYING to match proposed new README This updates COPYING to contain more information about licensing, by including information removed from README in this patch: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/76643/1 I'm afraid the line-wrapping was done by hand; please feel free to LART me if there are errors. In general, I kept the text essentially the same, but there are a few somewhat substantive changes: - changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3) to GPL v2, to match the text - removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through contractors - added note about looking for information in individual components - removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js - rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise Change-Id: I726608391e58f9e62fdfd97b2b03a20dfef8f58d GitHub: https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-core/pull/4 --- M COPYING 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) git pull ssh://gerrit.wikimedia.org:29418/mediawiki/core refs/changes/57/77257/1 diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING index 019694a..001c80f 100644 --- a/COPYING +++ b/COPYING @@ -1,3 +1,41 @@ +== License and Copyright Information == + +=== License === + +Mediawiki is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, +version 2 or later. Derivative works and later versions of the code must be +free software licensed under the same or a compatible license. This includes +"extensions" that use MediaWiki functions or variables; see +http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins for details. + +For the full text of version 2 of the license, see +https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html or '''GNU General Public License''' +below. + +=== Copyright Owners === + +Mediawiki contributors, including those listed in the CREDITS file, hold the +copyright to this work. + +=== Additional License Information === + +Some components of Mediawiki imported from other projects may be under other +Free and Open Source, or Free Culture, licenses. Specific details of their +licensing information can be found in those components. + +Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are also +released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of users +under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof. + +MediaWiki uses the following Creative Commons icons to illustrate links to the +CC licenses: + +* skins/common/images/cc-by-nc-sa.png +* skins/common/images/cc-by-sa.png + +These icons are trademarked, and used subject to the CC trademark license, +available at http://creativecommons.org/policies#trademark + == GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE == Version 2, June 1991 -- To view, visit https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/77257 To unsubscribe, visit https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/settings Gerrit-MessageType: newchange Gerrit-Change-Id: I726608391e58f9e62fdfd97b2b03a20dfef8f58d Gerrit-PatchSet: 1 Gerrit-Project: mediawiki/core Gerrit-Branch: master Gerrit-Owner: SuchABot <[email protected]> _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-commits mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-commits
