Mark, thanks for the quick reply.
I will have a look at the license and especially review the sections you pointed out. Best regards, Markus Am 22.10.2011 18:13, schrieb Mark Thomas: > On 22/10/2011 15:49, Markus Schneider wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I am not totally sure if this is the right place to ask this >> question, so please excuse and point me to the right list if this >> is not the case. > > You are in the right place, but keep in mind we can't give you legal > advice. If you want that, you'll need to pay for your own lawyer. > >> - Is the Tomcat license/project o.k. with deriving such a modified >> installer? > > You may do whatever you like as long as it is within the terms of the > Apache License. Providing a modified installer should be OK. I would > suggest you pay particular attention to sections 4 and 6 of the ALv2. > >> I would like to make it deegree-branded, i.e. it would be named >> "deegree installer", I would like to use the deegree logo, etc. Of >> course, we will credit Tomcat, but we want to avoid confusion for >> users who just want to install deegree and don't care about the >> details of a web container. > > Making it degree branded should ensure you meet the requirements of > section 6. > > As long as you provide credit in the form required by section 4, again > you should be fine. > >> - Has anybody insights or best practices to share? > > When speaking to folks that are new to the ALv2 I usually use the > following example. > > If I download Apache Tomcat, re-brand it as "Mark's Servlet > container", add a notice on the package that says "based on software > from the Apache Software Foundation" and stick the result on a web > site and start selling it for $1,000 / copy the ASF would be > absolutely fine with that. BTW, if any one wants a copy, let me know ;). > > The key things are: > - don't abuse ASF trademarks > - include the NOTICE & LICENSE file > - credit the ASF > > Note: You should read the ALv2 for the full details. > >> - Are there any open-source projects that use build scripts which I >> may re-use? > > Some work is starting on a Maven build for Tomcat trunk / 7. That > might help. > > HTH, > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > -- Markus Schneider Occam Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Godesberger Allee 139 53175 Bonn, Germany +49 228 93798874 http://www.occamlabs.de
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