[tor-bugs] #33771 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Missing LibEvent License

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#33771: Missing LibEvent License
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 Reporter:  sysrqb                    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam202004R     |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:  boklm                     |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by sysrqb):

 gk pointed me at `about:licenses` where Firefox already includes a license
 for libevent. However, the included is quite old (earlier than 2009). The
 in-tree license (under `ipc/chromium/src/third_party/libevent/` is
 correct, but that's not the one shipped with Firefox). It seems like
 copied the corresponding licenses in
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=531821 and never updated them
 after that. Firefox [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360264
 bumped] its vendored libevent in 2017.

 In any case, I'll open an upstream bug for updating the libevent license
 in Firefox. We should include updated licenses for Tor Browser-specific
 components/libraries. gk mentioned we could add all of our unique licenses
 into `about:license`, as well, instead of bundling them in different text
 files in tor-browser-build. I'll open another ticket for that.

 In the meantime, I'd still like review for the above patches. Shipping a
 license for libevent that is 11 years old is not appropriate.

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