Tickets :: Comment on [#11075] plupload and jquery.mobile license and source code are not included

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Comment	>>> Jan: >>>> What's wrong with compressed source files? >>> >>> GPL refers to source code as "preferred form of the work for making >>> modifications to it" (jQuery is both GPL and MIT, so this is not a >>> hard requirement). Compressed js files are not the preferred form >>> because it is mostly unreadable and this is a one way process >>> (comments are lost and variable name are changed). >>> >>> Of course, you can provide both source and compressed form. >> >> This is all irrelevant. The GPL most definitely doesn't require us >> to ship the source code with the distribution. It only requires us > > OK. IANAL. > >> to provide the source code on demand. And the license is clearly >> identified in the files. So we have fulfilled both prongs of the GPL >> (identifying the license; providing access to the original source). > > Maybe (again IANAL). > >> >> So I point you to the websites identified in those files to grab the >> source. We have provided a way for you to "get the source" so we are >> in compliance. > > But the pointer is weak, as in > http://git.horde.org/co.php/horde/js/plupload/plupload.js?rt=horde-git&r=e8c31ad15ad632b81f29937e90548ac6e550012f, where it points to http://www.plupload.com/license that you don't control in any > way. > > Why don't you simply do like > /framework/Mime_Viewer/js/syntaxhighlighter where there is a "script" > directory and a "src" one? This is just some kilobits more ... > > I won't argue more, this is your decision, feel free to close this report.
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