On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:39 AM, dhhwai<[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, the Chromium _source code_ is open source. > > But my guess is I don't think you can use the Chromium name nor logo > in any personally distributed software.
I'm not sure what you mean by this, as there are already chromium packages being distributed by groups who are not Google. They call it chromium and use the blue/silver icon. But I can't see why he'd want to reuse that name anyway if he's making such drastic changes. > Besides, I don't expect that > you will since you want to make your own commercial software package. > > On Jul 9, 6:56 am, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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.htmldescribesthe 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
