[haiku] Re: Drupal Template
- From: Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:27:26 -0500
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 16:37, Niels Reedijk <niels.reedijk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2010/1/3 Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Matt Madia wrote:
>>> Basically, since the derivate work isn't being distributed outside of
>>> our organization, we do not need to provide the source code. So, this
>>> would allow us to create & distribute the second more generic theme as
>>> GPL, without needing to distribute the current Shijin 3.
>>> http://drupal.org/licensing/faq#q8
>>>
>> If that's the case, then I would rather keep the full Shijin 3 theme under
>> wraps for use only by the project and provide it to HUG sites selectively
>> upon request.
>
> That's fine, but understand that under the GPL when you pass it to
> other people they have the right to modify, and distribute the source
> code. So this includes the right to publish it. So any agreement to
> keep it 'under wraps' is a gentlemen's agreement, not one enforceable
> through a license or copyright. Just for your information.
>
Not only that, once the theme is distributed to anyone outside of the
organization, then it must be freely available to anyone. To me,
'organization' in this sense infers 'websites under Haiku Inc. --
*.haiku-os.org, *.haiku-files.org'. 3rd party websites, Haikuware,
OSDrawer, Haiku-os.it, and so-on would be outside of the organization,
since they are not affiliated with Haiku Inc.
So, I would be in favor of not distributing the current Shijin 3 theme
at all and instead, providing the generic theme (which would be seen
as a second body of work) that Jorge initially proposed.
--mmadia
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