> On Dec 30, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Trevor Woerner <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/30/15 15:48, Khem Raj wrote: >>> On Dec 30, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Trevor Woerner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Additionally, the LICENSE file changed: Updated node LICENSE file with new >>> npm >>> license: >>> >>> - npm's license changed from being copyrighted "Isaac Z. Schlueter" to "npm, >>> Inc. and Contributors"; more text was added clarifying the copyrights to >>> things such as the npm logo, the typeface, and trademarks >> Does this mean we need to alter packaging of these files ? >> are there any commercial implications ? > > I'm not a lawyer so I can't say for certain and, to be honest, I don't > spend much time understanding all the licensing issues revolving around > Free/OpenSource Software, but both before and after this change the > licensing of npm itself was and is Artistic License 2.0.
Yes. please include exact diff instead of summarizing as your patch does. > > before: > > - Copyright (c) Isaac Z. Schlueter > - All rights reserved. > - npm is released under the Artistic 2.0 License. > - The text of the License follows: > > after: > > + The npm application > + Copyright (c) npm, Inc. and Contributors > + Licensed on the terms of The Artistic License 2.0 > ... and then it goes on to mention that npm packages are licensed by > their creators, npm isn't responsible for them or their contents, and > specifies the ownership of various trademarks, logos, and the licensing > of the typeface used on their website. > > So my best guess is that nothing has changed other than a legal entity > was created "npm, Inc." to oversee npm instead of one person being > personally responsible. But, like I said, I'm no expert in these things. > -- > _______________________________________________ > Openembedded-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-devel
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