Tim, thanks, I found this a very interesting aspect that I have not considered before.
2013/8/28 Tim Starling <tstarl...@wikimedia.org> > 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. > > -- Tim Starling > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > -- Project director Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin Tel. +49-30-219 158 26-0 | http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
