866620 - Check the license of promise.js

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(L20n :: JS Library, defect, P1)

Description

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

We use a modified version of https://github.com/ondras/promise for Promises/A+ implementation.

We should check with the author what the license is.

From http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/license-policy.html:

  Licenses Compatible with the MPL
 
The following licenses are compatible with the Mozilla Public License, version 2.0, in the sense that code under them can be included in the same binary:

    Creative Commons Zero
    Other Public Domain dedications
    MIT, New BSD, and similar permissive licenses
    Apache 2.0
    GPL and MPL dual license

In addition, it may be permissible to import Third Party Code under the LGPL (version 2.0 upwards) to be Product Code if it's a clearly-demarcated library and will be dynamically linked into the product.

The following licenses are not compatible with the Mozilla Public License, version 2.0:

    CC-BY, CC-BY-*
    GPL

Remember, always consult [e-mail] before importing Third Party Code.

Comment 1

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

I got a reply from the author saying that the code is in public domain.  All good.

Comment 2

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

https://github.com/ondras/promise/commit/79124448889116ef39896c99569a104afd9b8d74

Comment 3

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

Reopening as per bug 866618 comment 8.  Let's put the same copyright notice in our copy of promise.js.

Comment 4

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

Gandalf, you are the author of the modifications in promise.js.  Are you ok giving all copyrights to the public domain?

Comment 5

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

yes

Comment 6

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

Attachment: Add the Public Domain notice to promise.js

Comment 7

[Staś Małolepszy :stas]

https://github.com/l20n/l20n.js/commit/1d88a17ea62f231020ed95e12470801005cecb54