Greetings, I was working on MochiKit for Fedora and someone pointed out this bit of licensing: https://github.com/mochi/mochikit/blob/master/MochiKit/Style.js#L165 /* * getElementPosition is adapted from YAHOO.util.Dom.getXY v0.9.0. * Copyright: Copyright (c) 2006, Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. * License: BSD, http://developer.yahoo.net/yui/license.txt * */
BSD is compatible with MIT (I haven't checked AFL but we can package under BSD-MIT only if that's an issue) so the issue that was pointed out isn't license compatibility. It's being sure that we comply with the terms of the License. The license text from the yahoo URL says: """ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. """ I think that means that LICENSE.txt needs to include the Yahoo BSD license and copyright terms for that function. I'm not sure if the license information should also be included verbatim in the Style.js file. I'll attach a patch to modify LICENSE.txt. -Toshio
diff -up tgMochiKit-1.4.2/LICENSE.txt.bak tgMochiKit-1.4.2/LICENSE.txt --- tgMochiKit-1.4.2/LICENSE.txt.bak 2010-12-02 14:46:23.422514809 -0800 +++ tgMochiKit-1.4.2/LICENSE.txt 2010-12-02 14:48:58.644637806 -0800 @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ MochiKit is dual-licensed software. It MIT License, or the Academic Free License version 2.1. The full text of each license is included below. +getElementPosition is adapted from YAHOO.util.Dom.getXY v0.9.0. which is +copyrighted by Yahoo! Inc. and licensed under the BSD license also reproduced +in full below. + MIT License =========== @@ -67,3 +71,17 @@ This license is Copyright (C) 2003-2004 +BSD License +=========== + +Copyright (c) 2006, Yahoo! Inc. +All rights reserved. + +Redistribution and use of this software in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: + + * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the + following disclaimer. + * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. + * Neither the name of Yahoo! Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission of Yahoo! Inc. + +THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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