2009/12/28 Devendra Laulkar <[email protected]>: > Yes, you have to give credit back to the original community. You will also > have to state the changes that you have made to the code. I think the best > way would be to retain the name of the community wherever it already exists.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IWantCredit As per this FAQ entry, all that is required is to keep the original copyright notice. There is no other requirement. > Debian community re-branded Mozilla Firefox and packages it as IceWeasel. See > [1] for more details.(although note that its not GPL) Debian was forced to change the name as Firefox name is trademarked by mozilla corporation. >As usual, this is not legal opinion, I am not a lawyer. +1 - Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
