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[dpk Friend dpkJoin date: June 2006Posts: 129Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 19 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#121851

Under Joomla’s new GPL interpretation, extensions and extension-type program code built into templates must all be pure GPL. This means JoomlArt and many others can’t charge for their products anymore. ?!?!?

How does JA respond?

[MuffinDCC Friend MuffinDCCJoin date: March 2007Posts: 230Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#226417

It would be best to read most of the relevant topics regarding GPL and you will know the answer 🙂

[bluecafe Friend bluecafeJoin date: October 2006Posts: 157Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#226418

GPL is not a prohibition to charge for a service. GPL means that the code must be public.
Info here
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

[dpk Friend dpkJoin date: June 2006Posts: 129Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanks: 19 Thanked: 2 times in 1 posts]

#226425

You are missing the point. JA and many others sell proprietary, commercial, copyrighted non-GNU/GPL *products* (not services), such as templates and add-on extensions–some of which are embedded into templates.

Joomla.org:

In our opinion, templates are composite packages that consist of both code elements and non-code elements. We believe that the code elements of a template must be licensed under the GNU GPL because they are derivative works. However, the non-code elements are just data acted upon by the software and may be licensed in any way the author sees fit. The non-code elements include elements like Images, Movies, Animations, CSS and formatting markup.

where is this being discussed in JA forum? I did not find anything in the search.

[MuffinDCC Friend MuffinDCCJoin date: March 2007Posts: 230Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#226426

I was referring to the Joomla! forums mainly. There is not really need in repeating the situation when most arguements, opinions, facts and views have already been expressed in great detail.

As for templates, a great post about it can be seen Here

[Menalto Friend MenaltoJoin date: May 2007Posts: 4736Downloads:0Uploads:43 Thanks: 2 Thanked: 531 times in 361 posts]

#226427

http://www.joomla.org/content/view/3510/1/ better to read from the source;)

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