866118 - License contradictions in Make API

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Webmaker Graveyard :: MakeAPI, defect)

Description

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

I've noticed that the package.json file claims an Apache 2.0 license, and several other files claim MPLv2.

Should this software be one of those, or MIT or...?

Comment 1

[David Humphrey (:humph)]

We're moving away from MIT due to lack of patent protection.  Either of Apache 2 or MPL are fine.  I'd say use MPL throughout and be done with it.  If Simon disagrees, he can suggest something else.

Comment 2

[Jon Buckley]

The decision for whether to use Apache-2.0 or MPL-2.0 is whether we want other people to build on our code, since it has a "must distribute source code with binaries" provision. For the MakeAPI, I think MPL-2.0 is fine.

Comment 3

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

Attachment: https://github.com/mozilla/MakeAPI/pull/42

I've added a LICENSE file with the MPL-2.0 text in it. I've also added headers to all the source code files.

Comment 4

[David Humphrey (:humph)]

Comment on attachment 742510 [details] [review]
https://github.com/mozilla/MakeAPI/pull/42

This looks fine to me.

I'd like Simon to sign-off on it, as this code originated with him.  Adding him for review.

Comment 5

[David Humphrey (:humph)]

From irc:

14:27 < wex> MPL2 +1
14:27 < wex> yup

Comment 6

[Chris DeCairos (:cade)]

Staged on Master: https://github.com/mozilla/MakeAPI/commit/8b7ca129c32940d9ec1d6e89682d38a52ed06233