Bobbi Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > We are quite comfortable with hosting companies taking this free code and > offering it to the web designers/developers that are hosting with them. > However, we would like those designers/developers to see an attribution to > our company. > > So my question is, will the GNU/GPL license cover this attribution need? If > not, is there a copyleft license that will incorporate our needs? If not, > can we just add a paragraph about attribution on our website, or in the > GNU/GPL license? Or, will we need to write a whole new license?
It depends upon the type of attribution that you are after. The GPL doesn't permit re-distributors to remove the copyright notice that you place on the code. It also requires an interactive program to start up with a copyright notice. However, if you are looking for something like ``any user of this work must put a link from somewhere on their web site back to our home page,'' then the GPL will not ensure that. The GPL will permit re-distributors to remove the link. I don't think there is a good standard solution for that issue. If you can further clarify the type of attribution you are after, we will be able to provide more help. Ian -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
