spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-security

Include license file (LICENSE.txt and notice.txt) into the JAR file

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status: waiting-for-triage type: enhancement
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Description

It would be fine if the license texts (today LICENSE.txt, notice.txt) would be included into the JAR (org.springframework.security:spring-security-oauth2-core and also all other libraries) file as is common with other spring libraries.

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Research direction

Inspect the build configuration that creates the JARs and the existing LICENSE.txt and notice.txt files. Check how spring-security-oauth2-core and the other libraries are packaged, then verify that both license texts are present in the resulting JAR files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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