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Stop including old FSF postal address in license details
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We have various license headers and similar places with the boilerplate telling people to "write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA." if they did not receive a copy of the GPL with the software. As Debian's Lintian tool points out, the FSF has actually moved offices since then and now the recommended boilerplate is just:

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  • MediaWiki core (search)
  • MediaWiki libraries (search)
  • MediaWiki extensions and skins (search)

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
SubjectRepoBranchLines +/-
Update copy of GPL licensemediawiki/libs/ParamValidatormaster+4 -5
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearchmaster+119 -1 K
Update copy of GPL license and licensing header in src filemediawiki/libs/UUIDmaster+1 -15
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/extensions/CentralAuthmaster+98 -1 K
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesphp-session-serializermaster+7 -50
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesHtmlFormattermaster+6 -34
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/ScopedCallbackmaster+6 -35
Actually have a copy of GPL license; update licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/LangConvmaster+342 -44
Fix two more GPL licensing headers missed in last patchmediawiki/libs/JsonCodecmain+2 -30
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/tools/phan/SecurityCheckPluginmaster+25 -133
EditWatchlistPager: Replace license block with @license tagmediawiki/coremaster+1 -15
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/ObjectFactorymaster+7 -50
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/WaitConditionLoopmaster+7 -50
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/XMPReadermaster+7 -50
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesRunningStatmaster+6 -35
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/IPUtilsmaster+7 -49
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/Timestampmaster+9 -80
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/Servicesmaster+13 -140
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/JsonCodecmain+12 -125
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/Equivsetmaster+11 -103
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesat-easemaster+6 -35
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesbase-convertmaster+6 -35
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/Bcp47Codemain+6 -35
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filescdbmaster+14 -145
Switch to GPL licensing headers in filesmediawiki/libs/CloverDiffmaster+8 -104
Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in filesmediawiki/extensions/OAuthmaster+26 -313
COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal addressmediawiki/coremaster+10 -14
docs: Replace dated copies of GPL licence text with an @licence tag in Doxygenmediawiki/coremaster+2 K -29 K
COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal addressmediawiki/coreREL1_44+10 -14
COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal addressmediawiki/coreREL1_43+10 -14
COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal addressmediawiki/coreREL1_39+10 -14
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Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptJul 28 2025, 7:21 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Sep 26 2025, 9:42 AM

Change #1191659 had a related patch set uploaded (by Majavah; author: Majavah):

[mediawiki/core@master] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1191659

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Sep 26 2025, 9:42 AM
A_smart_kitten added a project: MediaWiki-extensions-General.Sep 26 2025, 9:57 AM
A_smart_kitten subscribed.

(tagging MediaWiki-extensions-General as I assume the uses in extensions should also be updated)

Zabe subscribed.Sep 26 2025, 5:35 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:20 AM

Change #1191659 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1191659

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:31 AM

Change #1193060 had a related patch set uploaded (by Reedy; author: Majavah):

[mediawiki/core@REL1_44] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193060

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:32 AM

Change #1193061 had a related patch set uploaded (by Reedy; author: Majavah):

[mediawiki/core@REL1_43] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193061

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:32 AM

Change #1193062 had a related patch set uploaded (by Reedy; author: Majavah):

[mediawiki/core@REL1_39] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193062

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:55 AM

Change #1193062 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@REL1_39] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193062

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 9:59 AM

Change #1193061 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@REL1_43] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193061

ReleaseTaggerBot added projects: MW-1.43-notes, MW-1.45-notes (1.45.0-wmf.22; 2025-10-07), MW-1.39-notes.Oct 2 2025, 10:00 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 10:02 AM

Change #1193060 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@REL1_44] COPYING: Do not reference old FSF postal address

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193060

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 2 2025, 10:32 AM
ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.44-notes.Oct 2 2025, 11:00 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 5:21 PM

Change #1193147 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/core@master] docs: Replace dated copies of GPL licence text with an @licence tag in Doxygen

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193147

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 2 2025, 5:22 PM
Jdforrester-WMF subscribed.Oct 2 2025, 5:28 PM

If we're content with the above (let's leave some time for people to think about it), I'm happy to do the same for the other ~200 repos in prod; most of the hits are trivially greppable in the same way.

gerritbot added a comment.Oct 2 2025, 6:38 PM

Change #1193147 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] docs: Replace dated copies of GPL licence text with an @licence tag in Doxygen

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1193147

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 2 2025, 7:30 PM
Func subscribed.Oct 21 2025, 10:50 AM

There are some files now with duplicate @license tags, e.g. includes/libs/HtmlArmor/HtmlArmor.php

A_smart_kitten mentioned this in T244408: Consolidate source code licenses to single line per file.Nov 22 2025, 5:52 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 5:21 PM

Change #1214582 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; author: Bartosz Dziewoński):

[mediawiki/extensions/OAuth@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214582

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 3 2025, 5:21 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 5:47 PM

Change #1214582 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/OAuth@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214582

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.7; 2025-12-16).Dec 3 2025, 6:00 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 6:09 PM

Change #1214599 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[at-ease@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214599

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 6:12 PM

Change #1214601 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[base-convert@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214601

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 6:15 PM

Change #1214603 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/Bcp47Code@main] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214603

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 6:18 PM

Change #1214605 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[cdb@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214605

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 3 2025, 6:24 PM

Change #1214607 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/CloverDiff@master] Switch to GPL licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214607

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 12:36 AM

Change #1214607 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/CloverDiff@master] Switch to GPL licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214607

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM

Change #1214605 merged by jenkins-bot:

[cdb@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214605

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM

Change #1214603 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/Bcp47Code@main] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214603

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM

Change #1214601 merged by jenkins-bot:

[base-convert@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214601

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in rMLBC176717445bad: Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM

Change #1214599 merged by jenkins-bot:

[at-ease@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1214599

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in rMLCDecb463164eee: Switch to GPL licensing headers in files.Dec 4 2025, 12:37 AM
Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 4 2025, 1:31 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:27 PM

Change #1215171 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/core@master] EditWatchlistPager: Replace license block with @license tag

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215171

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 4 2025, 2:27 PM
Jdforrester-WMF updated the task description. (Show Details)Dec 4 2025, 2:28 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:32 PM

Change #1215172 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/JsonCodec@main] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215172

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:34 PM

Change #1215174 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/Services@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215174

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:36 PM

Change #1215175 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/Equivset@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215175

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:38 PM

Change #1215176 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/Timestamp@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215176

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:40 PM

Change #1215177 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/IPUtils@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215177

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:42 PM

Change #1215178 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/ObjectFactory@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215178

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:42 PM

Change #1215179 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/WaitConditionLoop@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215179

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:44 PM

Change #1215180 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/XMPReader@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215180

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:45 PM

Change #1215181 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[RunningStat@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215181

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:47 PM

Change #1215175 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/Equivset@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215175

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:47 PM

Change #1215172 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/JsonCodec@main] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215172

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:48 PM

Change #1215174 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/Services@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215174

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:48 PM

Change #1215183 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/LangConv@master] Actually have a copy of GPL license; update licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215183

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:48 PM

Change #1215176 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/Timestamp@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215176

jenkins-bot mentioned this in rMLJC3342f4c8916e: Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files.Dec 4 2025, 2:49 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:49 PM

Change #1215177 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/IPUtils@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215177

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:49 PM

Change #1215184 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/ScopedCallback@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215184

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:50 PM

Change #1215181 merged by jenkins-bot:

[RunningStat@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215181

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:50 PM

Change #1215180 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/XMPReader@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215180

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:50 PM

Change #1215179 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/WaitConditionLoop@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215179

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:50 PM

Change #1215178 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/ObjectFactory@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215178

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:50 PM

Change #1215171 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] EditWatchlistPager: Replace license block with @license tag

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215171

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 2:51 PM

Change #1215185 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[HtmlFormatter@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215185

Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in R1981:90411a53fb3e: Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files.Dec 4 2025, 4:42 PM
Func unsubscribed.Dec 4 2025, 4:52 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 10:04 PM

Change #1215278 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/tools/phan/SecurityCheckPlugin@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215278

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 10:06 PM

Change #1215279 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[php-session-serializer@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215279

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 4 2025, 10:08 PM

Change #1215282 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/JsonCodec@main] Fix two more GPL licensing headers missed in last patch

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215282

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 4:28 PM

Change #1215278 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/tools/phan/SecurityCheckPlugin@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215278

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 7:17 PM

Change #1215282 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/JsonCodec@main] Fix two more GPL licensing headers missed in last patch

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215282

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 7:21 PM

Change #1215183 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/LangConv@master] Actually have a copy of GPL license; update licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215183

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 7:21 PM

Change #1215184 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/ScopedCallback@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215184

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 7:22 PM

Change #1215185 merged by jenkins-bot:

[HtmlFormatter@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215185

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 8 2025, 7:22 PM

Change #1215279 merged by jenkins-bot:

[php-session-serializer@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1215279

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 8 2025, 7:30 PM
Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in rMLJCa92bf3c8ccf9: Fix two more GPL licensing headers missed in last patch.Dec 8 2025, 7:34 PM
Jdforrester-WMF mentioned this in R1984:04489da58563: Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files.Dec 8 2025, 8:12 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 1:16 PM

Change #1216785 had a related patch set uploaded (by Bartosz Dziewoński; author: Bartosz Dziewoński):

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216785

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 9 2025, 1:16 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 3:48 PM

Change #1216785 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CentralAuth@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216785

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 9 2025, 4:31 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 5:14 PM

Change #1216837 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearch@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216837

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Dec 9 2025, 5:14 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 5:36 PM

Change #1216838 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/UUID@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing header in src file

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216838

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 5:51 PM

Change #1216837 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearch@master] Update copy of GPL license and licensing headers in files

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216837

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 8:09 PM

Change #1216844 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/libs/ParamValidator@master] Update copy of GPL license

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216844

gerritbot added a comment.Dec 9 2025, 8:11 PM

Change #1216844 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/libs/ParamValidator@master] Update copy of GPL license

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1216844

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