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What about a module that talks to a third party non GPL software
http://drupal.org/project/wysiwygpro
Is something like that allowed:
A) on drupal's CVS
B) at all?
FAQ: Can we remove the link to Drupal.org ?
The title says it all, is the licence allowing us to completely remove any link back to Drupal.org ?
Read moreManifesto of Non-Interference regarding Derivative Works
[Removed due to lack of community support.]
Read moreLicensing Requirements for Modules / FAQ #7
What is the basis for the claim of http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q7 ?
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer.
Primary fact: Whether or not something is a 'derivative work' is defined by copyright law, not by the license.
From my reading, it seems the question is far from settled in the United States in regards to software. It seems to me that the legal validity of the claim "Drupal modules and themes are a derivative work of Drupal" is suspect.
See, for a example, http://www.rosenlaw.com/lj19.htm for a lawyer's opinion which counters the claims of the Licensing FAQ.
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Is GFDL Compatible with GPL?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License says that GFDL is the counterpart for documentation to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gpl, so I'm wondering if they are compatible, and if documentation published under GFDL may be packaged with modules in the Drupal.org repository?
Thanks,
Aaron Winborn
http://aaronwinborn.com/
Fossology - analyzes a given set of software packages, and reports items such as the software licenses used by these packages.
More than simply reporting, “Package X uses license Y,” the FOSSology tool attempts to analyze every file within the package to determine its license. The license report is thus an aggregate of all of the different licenses found to be in use by a package. A single package may be labeled as “GPL” but contain files that use other licenses (BSD, OSL, or any of the hundreds of other licenses). Even if an exact license is unknown, the license may be identifiable by common license phrases.
Read moreCOPA/COPPA compliance and Drupal sites
Last updated by christefano on Wed, 2008-07-23 01:42
No copyright/TOS at drupal.org.
A user recently noticed there are no copyrights or TOS at d.o. Interested folks might want to weigh on on the Drupal webmaster's issue for Clarify Copyright status of content on Drupal.org's website.
Thanks,
Aaron Winborn
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