514278 - Create a LICENSE file

Status: VERIFIED WONTFIX

(addons.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Administration, enhancement, P5)

Description

[Dave Dash [:davedash, :dd] (assign all bugs to mbrandt)]

We can do some DRY by having a LICENSE file that applies to all files in our repositories, rather than cutting/pasting the same LICENSE in each file.

This involves writing some clever scripts that can carefully remove the license from each file while keeping the Contributors in tact.

Comment 1

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

Why do we need to keep Contributors intact?  To tell who edited a file?  I never update Contributors unless it's a new file, and that's what svn blame is for anyways.

Comment 2

[Fred Wenzel [:wenzel]]

Yeah we should probably just aggregate all contributors in a CONTRIBUTORS file, if we want to give credit where it's due (which we should, more so for the volunteers than the employees).

Comment 3

[Dave Dash [:davedash, :dd] (assign all bugs to mbrandt)]

Renaming title - we still need to create a License File.  Will submit and close.

Comment 4

[Wil Clouser [:clouserw]]

I asked Legal about not having the MPL in every file and they said we had to stick with it if we stick with the MPL.  Apparently they will be reviewing/updating the MPL in December and that requirement is up for review.

In the mean time, if you want a LICENSE file, go for it, but we'll still need it everywhere else too. :-/

Comment 5

[Fred Wenzel [:wenzel]]

Why is this wontfix? IIRC we are going with BSD now?

Comment 6

[Fred Wenzel [:wenzel]]

(In reply to comment #5)
> Why is this wontfix? IIRC we are going with BSD now?

http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.legal/msg/bf436221430760d2

Comment 7

[Jeff Balogh (:jbalogh)]

wenzel: this bug is about removing the license block from remora.  The zamboni license is bug 539671.