And if you added those restrictions to a google code hosted project, you'd need to remove them or we'd eventually hide your project and schedule it for deletion after a short grace period.
Chris On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 1:26 PM, mm w<[email protected]> wrote: > > My licensing terms state: derivative works should use a tag of "something > else" > whether you make use of the source code to create and distribute your > own stuff, you must adhere to these conditions. We won't support any > versions other than the officially released versions... whether you > use a 3rd party based on our work, please do not submit bug reports to > us... We won't merge stuff from elsewhere ecetera. > > In any cases, a declarative statement "is what the law needs". > > Best, > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Gerhard Olsson<[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Thanks for the response. Licensing is incredible difficult when you >> get down to practical detalis. >> >> Rephrasing the question: >> * Is a exception to a license acceptable for Google Code? >> * Any situation where the license is seen other than the project front >> page, requiring the license to be unmodified? >> >> As the exception in this case is more permissive than the standard >> license, it should not be an issue. If someone else is adapting the >> code they can remove the exception (unfortunately for me, I cannot >> merge back then). >> I believe I can handle the implications with a license exception for >> my code, also without a lawyer. It is not a commercial project. >> However, I have got the question a number of times, there are similar >> smaller projects that have the same issue. >> >> /Gerhard >> >> On Jul 25, 4:04 am, Chris DiBona <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I know you are thinking that you are asking for our permission for >>> something, but given the rights ownership issues that this presents, >>> I'm not going to say yea or nay here and suggest you consult a lawyer. >>> >>> Chirs >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Gerhard >>> >>> >>> >>> Olsson<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > I plan to use GPL v3 with exceptions for a project that adds >>> > functionality to a non-free program, like described here: >>> >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF >>> >>> > I therefore need to add exceptions like this: >>> >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#LinkingOverControlledInterface >>> >>> > The alternative would be to use LGPL, but it offers less protection. >>> > (the version is not specified even, but that may be OK due to the >>> > wording in LGPL 2.1 vs LGPL 3) >>> >>> > Is this possible on Google Code or is using GPLv3 propagating the code >>> > everywhere in the sense that other users only see the major revision? >>> > Or is this a non-issue as the exception can be removed at will by >>> > other users? (adding exceptions are not possible without copyright >>> > owners permission though) >>> >>> > Gerhard >>> >>> -- >>> Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. >>> Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found >>> athttp://code.google.com >>> Personal Site and Weblog:http://dibona.com >> >> > >> > > > > -- Open Source Programs Manager, Google Inc. Google's Open Source and Developer programs can be found at http://code.google.com Personal Site and Weblog: http://dibona.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
