Relicense: GPL-2.0-only → GPL-3.0-or-later by tomcasaburi · Pull Request #818 · bitsocialnet/seedit

tomcasaburi · 2026-06-02T12:49:11Z

Why

seedit is currently GPL-2.0-only but depends on @bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks (GPL-3.0-or-later → @pkcprotocol/pkc-js). GPL-2.0-only is legally incompatible with GPL-3.0-or-later — there is no common license version the combined work can be distributed under. This is a live conflict, not just staleness.

Moving to GPL-3.0-or-later resolves it and aligns seedit with the rest of the core stack.

Changes

package.json: license → GPL-3.0-or-later
LICENSE: replace verbatim GPLv2 text with GPLv3
README.md: license badge label

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Relicensing authorized by cofounder / copyright holder.
README still contains stale bitsocialhq org links (wrong org) — intentionally out of scope here; tracked separately.
Licensing strategy, not formal legal advice.

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Low Risk
Documentation and SPDX metadata only; no runtime or security behavior changes. Legal/compliance impact is intentional and should be reviewed as a licensing decision, not as application risk.

Overview
Relicensing moves seedit from GPL-2.0-only to GPL-3.0-or-later so the app can be distributed with GPL-3.0 dependencies (e.g. @bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks).

package.json sets "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later". LICENSE replaces the GPLv2 text with the full GPLv3 license. User-facing copy is updated in README.md (badge), public/llms-full.txt (embedded README badge), and src/views/about/about.tsx (about-page license wording).

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- Project license upgraded from GNU GPL v2 to GNU GPL v3.
- All license references and metadata updated (badges, README, package manifest).
- In-app and documentation text updated to reflect the new license wording and guidance.

seedit depends on @bitsocial/bitsocial-react-hooks (GPL-3.0-or-later), which is legally incompatible with GPL-2.0-only (no common license version). Move to GPL-3.0-or-later to resolve the conflict and align with the org's core stack (pkc-js, bitsocial-react-hooks). - package.json: license -> GPL-3.0-or-later - LICENSE: replace verbatim GPLv2 text with GPLv3 - README: license badge label Relicensing authorized by cofounder / copyright holder.

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The project license is upgraded from GNU GPL version 2 to version 3. The main LICENSE document is replaced with the full GPLv3 text, and all project metadata declarations (README badge, package.json, LLM context, and about page copy) are updated to reflect GPL-3.0-or-later.

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GPLv3 License Document `LICENSE`	LICENSE file replaced with complete GPLv3 text (2007), updating the preamble, all 17 sections of Terms and Conditions with GPLv3-specific legal provisions (patents, anti-circumvention), and the How to Apply template with revised instructions and removed GPLv2-specific examples.
Metadata and UI references `README.md`, `package.json`, `public/llms-full.txt`, `src/views/about/about.tsx`	License badge in README, `license` field in package.json, generated LLM README entry, and displayed license text on the about page changed from GPL-2.0-only/GPL-2.0 to GPL-3.0-or-later.

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In `@package.json`:
- Line 7: Update the user-facing license text in the About component in
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so it matches package.json's "GPL-3.0-or-later" declaration; replace any
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tomcasaburi · 2026-06-09T12:40:01Z

Addressed the valid CodeRabbit finding in c596a08 by aligning the About page license copy with package.json's GPL-3.0-or-later metadata and regenerating public/llms-full.txt. Local verification passed: corepack yarn install, yarn llms:generate, yarn build, yarn lint, yarn type-check, yarn doctor, and Playwright desktop/mobile checks in Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit. Remaining bot output is non-blocking/no actionable findings.

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fix(about): align license copy with package metadata

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docs: fix wrong-org README links (bitsocialhq → bitsocialnet) #819

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