missing licence for some tests with ©/ARR remark

[mirabilos]

The following files have an explicit copyright statement but no licence:

• auto_tests/tests/PixelSampler.js
• auto_tests/tests/css.js
• auto_tests/tests/custom_bars.js
• auto_tests/tests/range_selector.js
• auto_tests/tests/selection.js
• auto_tests/tests/update_options.js

This normally means they are unredistributable even.

For the other tests without an explicit licence statement, they also do not have a copyright statement of their own, and so the project-wide MIT licence applies.

Best fix would be adding the MIT licence to these files as well iff their copyright holder agrees (that’s Google, Inc. for all of these) or even better removal of these explicit copyright statements, given Google’s listed elsewhere already and these are just tests, but that definitely needs permission from them.

[mirabilos]

@danvk @paulfelix @clocksmith could you please look at these files and clarify their licence?

[danvk]

Hi @mirabilos -- thanks for the PRs and issues. As you may have noticed (#727) dygraphs hasn't seen much active development recently. If you'd be interested in becoming an owner, please let me know!

[mirabilos]

Dan Vanderkam @danvk dixit:

Hi @mirabilos -- thanks for the PRs and issues. As you may have noticed (#727) dygraphs hasn't seen much active development recently.

Yes, I’ve seen that. I’m trying to package what’s there for Debian. For basically any use, though, we (as in the world) needs this licence issue clarified. Otherwise, the test files in question will need to be deleted…

If you'd be interested in becoming an owner, please let me know!

Unsure about that yet. I’m not an ECMAscript developer. I’ll have to work with this a bit more to be able to see about that in the first place. bye, //mirabilos -- I believe no one can invent an algorithm. One just happens to hit upon it when God enlightens him. Or only God invents algorithms, we merely copy them. If you don't believe in God, just consider God as Nature if you won't deny existence. -- Coywolf Qi Hunt

[paulfelix]

The files are all test files. Can someone just add the MIT license to them? That's certainly my wish for any file I authored.

[mirabilos]

Paul Felix dixit:

The files are all test files. Can someone just add the MIT license to them? That's certainly my wish for any file I authored.

Sure, can do (in my fork, in which I also prepare the Debian packaging), but we need positive agreement to do so from all three people involved… actually also from Google, Inc. since it bears their name as copyright holder. bye, //mirabilos -- I believe no one can invent an algorithm. One just happens to hit upon it when God enlightens him. Or only God invents algorithms, we merely copy them. If you don't believe in God, just consider God as Nature if you won't deny existence. -- Coywolf Qi Hunt

[mirabilos]

Any progress on this? This is impeding anyone wanting to become an “owner” as well, because only the original licensors can add a licence statement (or instruct others to do so as Paul did).

[danvk]

@mirabilos I added an explicit MIT license to each of the test files you mentioned. Hopefully this resolves the issue.

[mirabilos]

Hi Dan, ***@***.*** I added an explicit MIT license to each of the test files ***@***.*** mentioned. Hopefully this resolves the issue. if you’re in the legal position to do so, then, yes. Thank you! bye, //mirabilos -- I believe no one can invent an algorithm. One just happens to hit upon it when God enlightens him. Or only God invents algorithms, we merely copy them. If you don't believe in God, just consider God as Nature if you won't deny existence. -- Coywolf Qi Hunt