Re: Drupal Template

Niels Reedijk wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> 2010/1/3 Matt Madia <mattmadia@...>:
>   
>>> 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.
>>     
>
> That's a misunderstanding of the GPL that we have come across on this
> list before.
>
> Shortly put: when you distribute a binary (or the source) to someone,
> that person has the right to modify and distribute it. If Jorge passes
> on the source to me, I can modify and/or distribute that.
>
> The error is in thinking that if Jorge sends it to me, he must make it
> available for everyone. That is not true. Only the people that get it
> have the right to access the source and distribute it.
>
> Of course, anyone with access to the source can distribute it. So
> that's why you can only rely on a gentlemen's agreement if you want to
> share some GPL code but want to keep it under wraps.
>   

My understanding is exactly the same as that of Niels. IOW, I don't see 
the need to make a public release (which, IMO, has no direct benefit for 
Haiku).

Now, HUG sites using the same Drupal theme with a standard 
linking/navigation scheme pointing to strategic places (i.e., the Haiku 
website, Trac, SVN, Donations, Store, etc.) would be beneficial, as they 
would reinforce the Haiku brand and also have a social networking effect 
that would be beneficial from a community building POV. That's why I am 
inclined to pass on the theme to HUGs (such as haiku-os.it).

I understand that the HUG would then have the right to re-distribute the 
theme (as it is GPL), but I don't see that as a major risk. That being 
said, if the consensus is that the theme should not be distributed to 
HUGs, I can live with that too.

>> 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.
>>     
>
> Naturally the images that contain the Haiku logo are not under MIT or
> GPL license, and as such cannot be distributed. Everything else in
> terms of the license complies, so that can be re-used.
>
> So Jorge: there is no problem with distributing Shijin sans Haiku
> logo. But I would suggest asking those that get the theme to at least
> make their work stand out from our website in order to protect the
> Haiku brand.
>   

I will try to work with the haiku-os.it guys and, if they agree, will 
see if we can show the work for peer review prior to going live.

HTH,

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