[TYPO3] GPL Liscense and login / BE

Olivier Dobberkau olivier.dobberkau at dkd.de
Mon Oct 15 20:19:39 CEST 2007


Andrew Davis schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> I understand that the gpl needs to be stated in the sourcecode, but on
> the login screen and the back-end, it has the license and TYPO3
> clearly displayed everywhere. Thats a problem for my company, as we
> want to brand the be entirely our own.
> 
> As far as I can tell, these declarations are required? Can I remove
> them and still comply with the license as long as in the sourcecode it
> says all the typo3 stuff?
> 
> Thanks,
> Andrew
> 

Please do yourself a favor and read the license.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Quote:

  4. You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Program
except as expressly provided under this License.  Any attempt
otherwise to copy, modify, sublicense or distribute the Program is
void, and will automatically terminate your rights under this License.
However, parties who have received copies, or rights, from you under
this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such
parties remain in full compliance.

Read the FAQ

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

Ask you Lawyer

Praw that nobody finds out what you are doing:

http://gpl-violations.org/

And yourself why you think that your company is a stronger sales 
argument than a worldwide community.

Sincer greetings,

Olivier


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