Some scripts such as LibreJS can run JavaScript based on a license header included in each JS file. phpBB JS files are already GPL'd. Including this information in JS files used by phpBB would enable LibreJS users to run these files automatically.
This webpage explains the exact details:
https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/fr ... cript.html
Include license info in JS files
Include license info in JS files
$ git commit -m "YOLO"
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Re: Include license info in JS files
-1. It isn't sent in the HTML or CSS, why send it in the JS?
Re: Include license info in JS files
HTML and CSS are non-functional and not really software. I guess the reason is the same as why license headers are included in phpBB core files (but not in phpBB style templates).callumacrae wrote:-1. It isn't sent in the HTML or CSS, why send it in the JS?
$ git commit -m "YOLO"