It is perfectly acceptable, you have that freedom under the license. In Django this has been several times (https://github.com/django/django-formtools). Check the other projects under the Mayan organization for examples on how to package you own app: https://gitlab.com/mayan-edms
The documentation chapter on the matter: http://docs.mayan-edms.com/en/latest/topics/development.html On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 10:05:48 AM UTC-4, Jesaja Everling wrote: > > If it is the case that the zone OCR app will not be freely available to > the public, is it OK when someone creates an app called something like > "Mayan Simple OCR" to make the classic OCR engine installable? > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Hans Fritz <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Roberto, >> >> I'm not sure I understand the implications of removing the current OCR >> app. Does it mean that from 2.7 onwards, Mayan won't have any OCR >> capabilities at all anymore? What are the implications of the zone OCR app >> being separate? Will it still be available freely for anyone who wants to >> add it or will it be paid, closed source leaving the community without any >> OCR? >> >> >> On Tuesday, 22 August 2017 01:49:05 UTC-4, Roberto Rosario wrote: >>> >>> From the blog: https://www.mayan-edms.com/post/post-crowdfunding/ >>> >>> >>> Two days after posting the blog about the unsuccessful crowdfunding for >>>> the zone OCR support, a group of companies stepped forward with the >>>> interest of investing to get this feature done and keep the project active >>>> for a while. However, as with any investment (including crowdfunding), >>>> there are some obligations. >>>> >>>> For companies having a competitive edge is a necessity. Therefore a >>>> condition for the funding is that the zone OCR support must be added as a >>>> separate app. >>>> >>>> Researching the list of changes needed to get this implemented, there >>>> is the matter of the database migrations. There is interdependency in the >>>> migration history of the OCR and other apps, this means that it is not >>>> possible to have two OCR apps installed at the same time. For the Zone OCR >>>> app to work, the current OCR app must be removed. Mayan EDMS version 2.7 >>>> will be the last version to include the current OCR app. >>>> >>>> This was not an easy decision to make. No doubt many will not agree >>>> with it, but it was the right decision to keep the project alive. >>>> >>> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Mayan EDMS" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mayan EDMS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
