A month late update of this page on extension licenses #104929

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dupoxy · 2024-09-20T17:45:58+02:00

dupoxy commented

2024-09-20 17:45:58 +02:00

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File: manual/extensions/licenses.rst
Blender Version: 4.2
Documentation Language: en
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since updating https://extensions.blender.org with this on the 22 of august 2024:

Hey everyone,

Just a heads-up about a recent change regarding the licensing of add-ons on the Blender extension platform. Moving forward, all add-ons will need to be released under the GNU/GPL 3.0 license (SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later). This is mainly to keep things simple and consistent across the board.

Previously, we accepted various licenses as long as they were compatible with Blender’s distribution. However, to avoid any confusion and streamline the process, all add-ons using the bpy API should now be presented as GPL 3 (the same license the Blender bundle is distributed). Regardless of whether the original code was under GPL 2, or something else like MIT or ZLIB.

Existing add-ons versions won't be affected. However, new updates will need to comply to the revised requirements.

Thanks for understanding, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
~~@dfelinto should update this page to be up to date with the published statement.~~

**Page Information** File: `manual/extensions/licenses.rst` Blender Version: `4.2` Documentation Language: `en` [Permanent Link](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/4.2/extensions/licenses.html) **Short description of error** since updating https://extensions.blender.org with this on the 22 of august 2024: Hey everyone, Just a heads-up about a recent change regarding the licensing of add-ons on the Blender extension platform. Moving forward, all add-ons will need to be released under the GNU/GPL 3.0 license (SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later). This is mainly to keep things simple and consistent across the board. Previously, we accepted various licenses as long as they were compatible with Blender’s distribution. However, to avoid any confusion and streamline the process, all add-ons using the bpy API should now be presented as GPL 3 (the same license the Blender bundle is distributed). Regardless of whether the original code was under GPL 2, or something else like MIT or ZLIB. Existing add-ons versions won't be affected. However, new updates will need to comply to the revised requirements. Thanks for understanding, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. <s>@dfelinto should update this page to be up to date with the published statement.</s>

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dupoxy commented

2024-09-20 18:18:52 +02:00

if I look at 1b96408b5e this is solved . I keep seeing the outdated version !

this is what i see for 4.2

if I look at https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-manual/commit/1b96408b5eb303fdd326605a5dfca79822e6cac4 this is solved . I keep seeing the outdated version ! <img width="1440" alt="{E6F9ADEB-EC2E-415C-9ADB-847F3375CC06}" src="attachments/42a686c8-19c4-496a-808f-806795576261"> this is what i see for 4.2

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dupoxy closed this issue

2024-09-20 18:44:46 +02:00

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