It's fine to use our service; just select "other open source license" in the drop-down license list when creating the project. And then make it really clear in the README what the license is, presumably with a pointer to a LICENSE file.
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Pierre Raybaut <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to create a Google Code project to help me distributing > and promoting my software which is licensed under the CECILL* license, > a GPL-compatible license that is widely used for scientific projects > but very specific and thus not listed when selecting a license during > the Google Code project creation process. > > So my question is: can I create a Google Code project anyway, by > selecting for example a "GPL" license but specifying explicitely on > the welcome page that the license is not GPL but GPL-compatible? > > Unfortunately I can't change the license which is imposed by my > company, so I really hope that I can share the project on Google Code > anyway: I'm already very fond of its simplicity and efficiency to > manage an open-source software project (I already have 6 personnal > project hosted there). > > Thanks, > Pierre > > (*) CECILL is derived from the GPL license but allow to write free > software conforming to french law (GPL is not "strong" enough): > http://www.cecill.info/index.en.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Project Hosting on 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on 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.
