I'm not sure why would you create this issue. There are only 2 files with:
jquery.switchtarget.js - BSD license
jquery.meerkat.js - MIT license
Those licenses are GPL compatible (and even less restrictive) which goes just fine with Drupal policies: http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q10
And the files are only in base theme. Sample sub-theme has no non-GPL files at all. Strange enough that you would not check the situation before posting a critical issue.
Custom themes we create are not hosted or distributed at drupal.org. And the file you mentioned clearly states what may be licensed differently for non D.o. distribution (as in http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q7).
Noodle Theme subthemes are not GPL licensed and base theme contains non GPL components
» Noodle Theme contains non GPL components
Priority:
Normal
» Critical
Status:
Closed (works as designed)
» Active
Questions 7 and 10 in the FAQ aren't relevant when the code is hosted on d.o. Please refer to questions 1 through 3 of the FAQ that I linked to. If the code in git on d.o it must be GPL licensed.
As I see it you have 2 options to resolve this issue:
Remove the files and include install instructions in the README.txt
Remove the files and ask upstream to dual license them and re add them once done
Sorry for the non free claim, it was based on reading he LICENSE.txt which I linked to and the presence of the subtheme directory in git. You might want to edit the README.txt to clarify that.
Comments
Comment #1
skwashd commentedAdditional issues from the same file "Some js/jquery files may have different (but GPL compatible) licensing. Please check file headers."
Comment #2
skwashd commentedAs per the druapl.org git guidelines, all code for this theme needs to be licensed as "GPL v2 or later"
Reassigning to project issue queue as per updates FAQ http://drupal.org/licensing/faq
Comment #3
betarobot commentedDave,
I'm not sure why would you create this issue. There are only 2 files with:
jquery.switchtarget.js - BSD license
jquery.meerkat.js - MIT license
Those licenses are GPL compatible (and even less restrictive) which goes just fine with Drupal policies: http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q10
And the files are only in base theme. Sample sub-theme has no non-GPL files at all. Strange enough that you would not check the situation before posting a critical issue.
Custom themes we create are not hosted or distributed at drupal.org. And the file you mentioned clearly states what may be licensed differently for non D.o. distribution (as in http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q7).
Comment #4
skwashd commentedQuestions 7 and 10 in the FAQ aren't relevant when the code is hosted on d.o. Please refer to questions 1 through 3 of the FAQ that I linked to. If the code in git on d.o it must be GPL licensed.
As I see it you have 2 options to resolve this issue:
Sorry for the non free claim, it was based on reading he LICENSE.txt which I linked to and the presence of the subtheme directory in git. You might want to edit the README.txt to clarify that.
Comment #5
betarobot commentedGone with second option yet. jquery.switchtarget.js is now dual licensed: https://github.com/yulka/switchtarget-jquery-plugin/commit/fd02090132c1d... (thanks Yulka!)
Now waiting response for jquery.meerkat.js.
And will definitely fix the README.txt and LICENSE.txt to make it more clear.