Hello everyone, I'm awaiting an email from Sanjay Patel to help clarify the position on the new TOS google released late last year relating to real time tracking.
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#tos_tracking It's been a few days since I sent the email and was wondering if anyone could help resolve the issue quicker before we release the semi- open-source code to the public. Our understanding of the new terms permit us to give away free software providing that. 9. License Requirements 9.1 Your Maps API Implementation must be generally accessible to users without charge. You may require users to log in to your Maps API Implementation if you do not require users to pay a fee. =YES... Users download & install our free web software application and log in to their own website to use the application, much as you would install something like phpBB, its semi-open-source. 9.2 Reporting, setting sensor=true =YES, this new setting is set to true in the application and the users can not change it. 9.3 If you develop a Maps API Implementation for use by other users, you must: a,b + c = YES, all users must enter their google map key to use the application and are made aware that they are agreeing to googles terms, terms are also displayed on the map. 10. License Restrictions. 10.4 must not charge users or any other third party any fee for the use of the Maps API Implementation = YES, The software is available for 100% free download and use without restrictions. 10.9 (c) (the Google Maps APIs can be used to track assets (such as cars, buses or other vehicles) as long as the tracking application is made available to the public without charge. =YES... our application is 100% free and installs on the users server for single use for tracking on a personal level using software or hardware in an asset such as a car. While we are awaiting clarity on this we are also keen to hear from developers who wish to help build the next generation tracking application for free, yet still be rewarded for their time and dedication to the project by having their adsense code embedded in the hard-coded protected files if their *functions* or *modules* make it into the gtrack application. For example, if you write a cool function using the myCustomFunction.php script and gtrack adopt it in to the hard-code, your adsense code will be included in a pool of other developers and become available on each deployed application, on each page load. {random} Developers can also write complete new bolt-on modules relating to a trade, to complement the tracking data and build complete back ends relating to each users own needs, this is where we expect gtrack to flourish. Our objective is to produce the best-free-semi-open-source tracking application available on the net, with developers keen to help out adding new features + modules for all types of back end applications that 'merge' with the gtrack database & users own current database on the web. We plan to launch gtrack at the end of Jan 09, all other software, such as Windows Mobile 5 + 6, Java + Laptop tracking software is included in the download, so users can instantly have their own tracking application on their own website instantly and for free. If you wish to see/log in to the demo, please use user = demouser pass = demouser Further information available at http://www.gtrack.co.uk & http://groups.google.com/group/gtrack Please note: No files are available to download yet as we are still testing, and porting the application from MSN Maps which it was originally built for (but then google changed its terms :-) ) Please clarify we can give away this web application. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
