Dave, Thank you so much! I will make sure that the source code is more clearly available, and I will take care of changing the license.
Thank you, Chris. On May 19, 10:08 am, David Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 15:25, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you for the response. The source code is available in the > > Download section, but I will also add it the the download package and > > to the subversion repository. As for the license, I will look into > > this and get it resolved as well. > > After looking more closely, I have to apologize. I didn't realize that > the last download entry was the source code, so that reason is not > applicable at all. It's a better practice for open source if you have > a public version control repository, but as long as you publish the > source code, it's certainly not required. > > As for the disclaimer on the other page, I suggest just replacing it > with the GPLv3 license text, since it includes a disclaimer of > warranty (ie. "If it breaks, it's not my fault"). But that alone, as > long as the code is indeed under the license advertised on Google > Code, I now see no reason to delete your project. I've restored it, > sorry for the inconvenience. > > - Dave > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Chris. > > > On May 19, 8:21 am, David Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Chris, > > >> Google Code is a platform for hosting of open source software. As far > >> as we can tell, your software is not open source: > >> - There is no source code in the Subversion repository on Google Code > >> - The "GPLv3" license you announce on the project is not compatible > >> with the disclaimer > >> athttp://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Diary-Organizers-Calendar/G... > >> - The only project contents is downloads, and do not provide a > >> "source code" package. > > >> Given this, we came to the conclusion that this project was abusing > >> Google Code as a generic file host, instead of using it as it was > >> intended, to host open source projects. This is a violation of our > >> terms of service, which is why the project was closed down. > > >> To get it back, the trivial solution is to make your project actually > >> open source, by providing the source code, ideally by making your > >> version control repository public on Google Code, alongside the > >> downloads. If you do not wish to make the program comply with the open > >> source terms you gave for the Google Code project, that's fine, but > >> you won't be able to host it on Google Code. > > >> - Dave > > >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:42, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > My open-source project,http://code.google.com/p/googlegalwindowsclient/ > >> > is currewntly flagged as: > >> > This project is only visible to owners and members. It is scheduled > >> > for deletion: Spam. > > >> > What do I need to do to get it back?- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hosting at Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
