[Wikitech-l] Seemingly proprietary Javascript

>>> GNU LibreJs[0] reports that several of the Javascript sources >>> embedded by different parts of Wikipedia are proprietary[1]. >>> Is this a conscious anti-social choice[2], or have you merely >>> not set up your source files to properly show their >>> licence[3]? >>> >>> If the latter is the case, please remedy this. If the former >>> is the case... please remedy this. It is extremely >>> important.[4] In any event I hope to get a reply, as the >>> distinction is important to me. >>> >>> [0] https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/ [1] >>> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#ProprietarySoftware >>> >>>

>>> [3] >>> https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/free-your-javascript.html >>> >>>

>> All of the MediaWiki[1] code base that Wikipedia is licensed >> under the GPL[2], including the JavaScript. Also included in >> that is the freely-licensed (MIT) jQuery[3] library. However >> some code is actually written by the invidual users, like >> English Wikipedia's custom javascript[4], which is licensed as >> CC-BY-SA-3.0 since all content pages are automatically licensed >> that way[5]. >> >> Additionally, our JavaScript is minified[6] so adding comments >> is not possible. If you have further concerns, you can either >> respond to me, email the general Wikimedia technical list[7] or >> a general Mediawiki help list[8]. >> >> >> [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki [2] >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/License [3] >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JQuery [4] >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js [5] >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights [6] >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ResourceLoader [7] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l [8] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

> Is it not possible to insert the licence as part of your build > process? What I do with compiled or minified Javascript is to > build everything, and then insert the licence to all files using > BASH.

Unfortunately I don't fully understand how the minification process works, so it would probably be better if you asked your question on our technical mailing list <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l> and someone there would be able to give you a more specific answer.