Thanks Matthew. It makes sense that sample code is often licensed under more permissive licenses.
Working out the date on which this documentation was published is going to be tricky. I followed a GitHub link [1] from the page referenced in groups.js and the file history is pretty garbled due to file renames and eventually runs into a dead end. We may have to include both the CC0 and MIT licenses, just in case. [1] https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/api/document/cookie/index.md On Thu, 13 Jul 2023 at 08:42, Matthew de Detrich <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote: > > I just had a quick look into this and according to > https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/LICENSE.md#licenses-for-code-examples-and-snippets > the licensed code snippet (which is what the source file in question is > referring to) it should be CC0 license if the code snippet was added after > August 20, 2010 and if it was added before its MIT license (see > https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/LICENSE.md#added-before-august-20-2010 > ). > > MIT is compatible with Apache 2 license and CCO is also compatible with > Apache 2 license since its effectively public domain (see > https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ and > https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#Can_anyone_use_a_work_that_is_distributed_under_CC0.3F). > It would be quite shocking if we couldn't use CCO source code as the whole > point of the license is to waive all copyright, ip and related rights and > this is why CCO is typically used for code samples/configuration (it's to > avoid problems like this) and Apache seems to agree as well, see > https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#handling-public-domain-licensed-works, > specifically > > > You can include works in the public domain (or covered by a license > treated similarly) within Apache products. You must provide attribution (in > a similar fashion to the Category A list). > > > Licenses that we treat as similar to public domain: > > Creative Commons CC0 “No Rights Reserved” > > Creative Commons Public Domain Certification > > Kind regards, > Matthew > > > On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 3:08 AM Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > There is no license header on the file we copied and slightly modified. > > > > > > > > https://github.com/lightbend/paradox/blob/8e30c341f1f8351a19b71599219d2f636ba68eb4/themes/generic/src/main/assets/js/groups.js > > > > That contains code from [1] which I thought was licensed under the MPL > > [2], but it looks like this situation may have changed and depends on the > > date that code was submitted. [3] So either, depending on the license, the > > code can’t be included in a source release OR it can but you n need to add > > the license information to LICENSE. > > > > > Its project license is the Apache License. > > > > That may be but parts of that file are not under the terms of the Apache > > License. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Justin > > > > 1. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie > > 2. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/legal/terms/mozilla/ > > 3. https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/LICENSE.md > > > > -- > > Matthew de Detrich > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH* > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B > > Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen > > *m:* +491603708037 > > *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
