[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #45795: Twenty Nineteen: missing license information for assets

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#45795: Twenty Nineteen: missing license information for assets
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 Reporter:  poena          |       Owner:  williampatton
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Bundled Theme  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pento):

 Thanks for the reminder, @poena. I've just had a read through the previous
 discussions with Google on this, it unfortunately was never fully
 resolved. My understanding of Google's opinion is that Apache 2.0 is GPL
 compatible in this case (they published
 [https://google.github.io/opencasebook/ambiguity/ an in-depth analysis of
 resolving ambiguity in OSS licenses] several years ago).

 The FSF documents that [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-
 list.html#apache2 Apache 2.0 is incompatible with GPLv2], primarily due to
 Apache 2.0's patent termination and indemnification clauses. In the humble
 opinion of this developer, that probably doesn't apply to icons, since
 they're not exactly novel inventions worthy of patenting. As such, I think
 it's reasonable for us to take Google at their word.

 So, with that in mind, I would be inclined to document the license of
 these icons, and move on. This shouldn't be interpreted as a change of
 policy on the inclusion of non-GPL libraries in themes (especially not
 code compatibility), but an exception for this particular case.
 @chanthaboune, is this approach good with you, or would you prefer a
 difference course?

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