Z:gnu-www-ja-javascript-labels-rationale--3e0545-These issues combined leave we/en

These issues combined leave webmasters with few obvious ways to provide additional material required by free software licenses. The simplest solution would be to serve only JavaScript in source code form, with a full copy of the license in its comments. That can be acceptable on smaller sites, but when JavaScript begins to represent a lot of repeat traffic, webmasters are understandably reluctant to serve so much data. Our method gives them a clear place to serve additional license resources&mdash;and visitors a clear place to look for it&mdash;by addressing both of these points. First, it makes the software distribution visible by offering &ldquo;JavaScript license information&rdquo; through a link. The linked page gives webmasters a space where they can publish those resources that's appropriately prominent but not confusing to visitors.