Re: [meta-oe][PATCH v2] nodejs: update from 4.2.3 to 4.2.4

[Trevor Woerner <twoerner@gmail.com>]

On 12/30/15 15:48, Khem Raj wrote:
>> On Dec 30, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Trevor Woerner <twoerner@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Additionally, the LICENSE file changed: Updated node LICENSE file with new npm
>> license:
>>
>> - npm's license changed from being copyrighted "Isaac Z. Schlueter" to "npm,
>>  Inc. and Contributors"; more text was added clarifying the copyrights to
>>  things such as the npm logo, the typeface, and trademarks
> Does this mean we need to alter packaging of these files ?
> are there any commercial implications ?

I'm not a lawyer so I can't say for certain and, to be honest, I don't
spend much time understanding all the licensing issues revolving around
Free/OpenSource Software, but both before and after this change the
licensing of npm itself was and is Artistic License 2.0.

before:

-    Copyright (c) Isaac Z. Schlueter
-    All rights reserved.
-    npm is released under the Artistic 2.0 License.
-    The text of the License follows:

after:

+    The npm application
+    Copyright (c) npm, Inc. and Contributors
+    Licensed on the terms of The Artistic License 2.0
... and then it goes on to mention that npm packages are licensed by
their creators, npm isn't responsible for them or their contents, and
specifies the ownership of various trademarks, logos, and the licensing
of the typeface used on their website.

So my best guess is that nothing has changed other than a legal entity
was created "npm, Inc." to oversee npm instead of one person being
personally responsible. But, like I said, I'm no expert in these things.