Not really, the open source Chrome is Chromium for a reason, so you could use it.As far as I know, there are no closed copyrights for the Chromium logo or name. (Could be mistaking, though.)
☆PhistucK On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 16:46, Kruncher <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the link of terms, and for your confirmation. > > From what I can see in the terms, Chromium is primarily covered by the > BSD and LGPL licences, so I can't see a problem there. I guess my > primary concern is with copyright if I am reworking the "Chromium" > browser part of the project to meet my own needs. > > > On 8 July, 03:43, Evan Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Kruncher<[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would like to use the Chromium source code as the basis to a custom > > > documentation viewer. The following outlines what I would like to do > > > with the source: > > > > > - Add sidebar panels to left/right of each Chromium window. > > > - Remove unwanted features from drop-down menu buttons on main tool > > > strip. > > > - Remove "Inspector" and the various web developer and debugging tools > > > from interface. > > > - Replace search functionality with custom search functionality in URI > > > address bar. > > > - Add a custom scheme name "my-scheme:something/a/b/c.html" > > > - Adjust "About" dialog box to reflect title of product with logo and > > > product artwork. > > > - Change colour scheme of the browser. > > > > > Whilst the application will still be able to access the webpages from > > > the Internet, it will be used primarily for viewing offline content. > > > > > I have a couple of questions: > > > > > 1. Would this be compatible with the associated open source license? > > > 2. Could the product be distributed as a part of a commercial package? > > > > http://code.google.com/chromium/terms.htmldescribes the licenses of > > the code. In general, the answer to both of your questions is "yes" > > -- applications like yours are part of our intent in releasing the > > code -- but you should definitely check with a lawyer before making a > > commercial release, and I am not a lawyer. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
