[oe] [meta-oe][PATCH v2] nodejs: update from 4.2.3 to 4.2.4

[Khem Raj]

> On Dec 30, 2015, at 2:03 PM, Trevor Woerner <twoerner at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 12/30/15 15:48, Khem Raj wrote:
>>> On Dec 30, 2015, at 12:06 PM, Trevor Woerner <twoerner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Additionally, the LICENSE file changed: Updated node LICENSE file with new npm
>>> license:
>>> 
>>> - npm's license changed from being copyrighted "Isaac Z. Schlueter" to "npm,
>>> Inc. and Contributors"; more text was added clarifying the copyrights to
>>> things such as the npm logo, the typeface, and trademarks
>> Does this mean we need to alter packaging of these files ?
>> are there any commercial implications ?
> 
> I'm not a lawyer so I can't say for certain and, to be honest, I don't
> spend much time understanding all the licensing issues revolving around
> Free/OpenSource Software, but both before and after this change the
> licensing of npm itself was and is Artistic License 2.0.

Yes. please include exact diff instead of summarizing as your patch does.


> 
> before:
> 
> -    Copyright (c) Isaac Z. Schlueter
> -    All rights reserved.
> -    npm is released under the Artistic 2.0 License.
> -    The text of the License follows:
> 
> after:
> 
> +    The npm application
> +    Copyright (c) npm, Inc. and Contributors
> +    Licensed on the terms of The Artistic License 2.0
> ... and then it goes on to mention that npm packages are licensed by
> their creators, npm isn't responsible for them or their contents, and
> specifies the ownership of various trademarks, logos, and the licensing
> of the typeface used on their website.
> 
> So my best guess is that nothing has changed other than a legal entity
> was created "npm, Inc." to oversee npm instead of one person being
> personally responsible. But, like I said, I'm no expert in these things.
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