I have forwarded this to folks within AOL and it has re-sparked a discussion about this. Sounds like everyone is pretty positive on allowing this, but the inherent reluctance of the lawyers must be overcome. -Dan Veditz
Andras Timar wrote: > Hi, > > There is a thread in n.p.m.l10n which rather belongs to here. Let me > summarize shortly what was going on so far. > > I coordinate the Mozilla localization effort to Hungarian language. > Hungarian users would like to use localized Netscape 7.0, too.I thought it > was easy to fulfil this requirement, because NS 7.0 is based on the > already translated Mozilla 1.0.1 and the differences are minor. Basically > we were to release Hungarian NS 7.0 language pack and install kits in two > weeks. Then I read the EULA of NS 7.0 which says: "...Licensee may not: > (i) modify or create any derivative works of the Product or documentation, > including customization, translation or localization;..." I joined to the > Browser Distribution Program of Netscape, but that license says something > similar, ie. it also did not permit translation (except code based on open > source). This means IMHO that I can translate everything but AIM, P3P and > other add-ons that does not exist in Mozilla. But if the users did not > want AIM and the other Netscape improvements, they could use Mozilla. IMHO > not translating these add-ons make translation of Netscape pointless. > > Andrea wrote in n.p.m.l10n: > >>Also, it looks to be -not a lawyer, not a competent spoken person, not a >>Netscape official representative-, if the license forbid to create and >>redistribute the "Product" modified, it doesn't stop you to create an >>add-on for the product. >>I see an installable lang pack as an add-on, is it can be another theme. > > > I would be grateful, if some authoratitive person could give me a hint, > links, or anything else that helps me to answer the question: is there a > legal way to fully localize NS 7.0? > > Thanks, > Andras
