On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Tim Starling <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 27/08/13 03:12, C. Scott Ananian wrote: > > Stated more precisely: a non-GPL-compatible license for an extension > means > > that the extension can never be distributed with core. > > That is incorrect, the GPL does not say that. The GPL allows verbatim > copies of source code, with no restrictions on the license of any > bundled or dynamically linked code. Only "non-source forms" (or > "binaries" in v2) have more restrictive conditions. Since the > MediaWiki core and extensions are distributed solely in source form, > the non-source (binary) conditions do not apply. > Yup. In retrospect, an odd oversight for GPL v3; perhaps more understandable for v2. Luis -- Luis Villa Deputy General Counsel Wikimedia Foundation 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 NOTICE: *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.* _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
