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License problem with Provider texts #905

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nartreb opened this issue Oct 15, 2024 · 1 comment
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License problem with Provider texts #905

nartreb opened this issue Oct 15, 2024 · 1 comment

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nartreb commented Oct 15, 2024

Summary

Some files in src/Provider (for example el_GR/Text.php) are copied from Wikipedia under a ShareAlike license which is not compatible with Faker's MIT license. Replace those.

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Latest, and probably all of them, I didn't check

Self-enclosed code snippet for reproduction

# replace this with a self-enclosed usage example 
Look at the comments at the top of:
el_GR/Text.php
kk_KZ/Text.php
ro_MD/Text.php
ru_RU/Text.php
uk_UA/Text.php

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n/a

Actual output

n/a
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nartreb commented Oct 15, 2024

Wikipedia only permits redistribution of articles under the licenses listed here:
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-considerations/compatible-licenses/

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