| Summary: | Consider moving wtf/fast_float to a ThirdParty directory | ||
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| Product: | WebKit | Reporter: | Elliott Williams <emw> |
| Component: | Web Template Framework | Assignee: | Nobody <webkit-unassigned> |
| Status: | NEW --- | ||
| Severity: | Normal | CC: | mcatanzaro, mmaxfield, webkit-bug-importer, ysuzuki |
| Priority: | P2 | Keywords: | InRadar |
| Version: | WebKit Nightly Build | ||
| Hardware: | Unspecified | ||
| OS: | Unspecified | ||
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Description
Elliott Williams
2023-03-29 19:28:14 PDT
This Apache-licensed code changes the "effective license" of WebKit. I thought WebKit's license was (BSD and LGPLv2+), but surprise! it's actually (BSD and LPGLv2+ and Apache). Notably, it means GPLv2-only applications cannot depend on WebKit (although, fortunately, I doubt any such applications exist). We need to get the license right. This means either removing this code or else updating https://webkit.org/licensing-webkit/ (In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #1) > This Apache-licensed code changes the "effective license" of WebKit. I > thought WebKit's license was (BSD and LGPLv2+), but surprise! it's actually > (BSD and LPGLv2+ and Apache). Notably, it means GPLv2-only applications > cannot depend on WebKit (although, fortunately, I doubt any such > applications exist). > > We need to get the license right. This means either removing this code or > else updating https://webkit.org/licensing-webkit/ libwebrtc is Apache license for example. Also, ANGLE, pdfjs OK, we need to update https://webkit.org/licensing-webkit/ |