To clarify, your own application source doesn't need to be made available as you aren't modifying any Mozilla source and you are releasing your own application under your own licence. The source availability only relates to the Mozilla source. You also need to make it clear that you are using the NPL/MPL licence and that you are not using the LGPL or GPL licence, the simplest way to do that is to have on the About dialog the Mozilla licence without the LGPL/GPL language on it.
Simon On 21/11/2001 at 14:50 Simon P. Lucy wrote: >On 21/11/2001 at 10:28 Ed Welch wrote: > >>Hi, >>I am working on a commercial application, that needs a HTML viewer. >>We are considering using the Mozilla component to do this, accessing it >>through the embedding API. >>I have read the MPL license, but I still need some points clarified: >> >> As the application is only accessing Mozilla browser through the API, I >>am not modifying >> Mozilla source code, therefore I do not need to make the source code of >>the application public? > >You need to provide the location where the source is available. The >general case is the mozilla.org site, however, if you are using a >particular version of the source you should identify it by either the date >of the tarball or the tag to extract it from CVS. > >> >> Also there is no problem charging customers for this software (i.e. the >>application as a whole would have a different license)? > >You can charge as you like for your application, but you won't be charging >for the Mozilla component itself. > >> >> I can redistribute the Mozilla executables alone, I do not need to >>redistribute the Mozilla source code as well? > >You need to ensure that the source is available. > >> >> The application needs to mention that it uses the Mozilla component, >>which is available under MPL and that the terms of the >> license are obeyed. This information could appear in the about box? > >Yes that should be sufficient, if you are using a splashscreen at the >beginning of the app it could be flashed on there as well. > >Simon > >> >>I would greatly appreciate if anyone could tell me if the above statements >>are correct, >> >>Thanks for your help, >> >>Ed
