License FAQ
From OpenCATS
what license is OpenCATS distributed under?
http://www.catsone.com/cpl/CPL.txt
Can we change this license?
No, the License remains as-is until the original developers change the license under which they released the code. Cognizo who developed CATS are not changing the license - it will remain licensed under the CPL
What CAN we change?
If there was a need, the project name and/or logo could be changed. We have for example changed the Project name to OpenCATS
What are the key features of this license?
This License is based on the Mozilla Public License. There are some 'unique' requirements in Exhibit B;
I) You may not use the Licensed Software to operate in or as a
time-sharing, outsourcing, service bureau, application service provider
or managed service provider environment.
II) The following copyright notice must be retained and clearly legible
at the bottom of every rendered HTML document: Copyright (C) 2005 - 2006
Cognizo Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
III) The "Powered by CATS" text or logo must be retained and clearly
legible on every rendered HTML document. The logo, or the text
"CATS", must be a hyperlink to the CATS Project website, currently
http://www.catsone.com/.
Is this an Open Source license?
Sadly, Exhibit B I) restricts one of the freedoms required to be defined as Open Source. This means that although OpenCATS is free (as in beer) and the source is 'Open', it is not officially Open Source. This project does not have the rights to strip the appendix.
So is everything subject to the CPL?
Not entirely. A few examples;
- integration into Joomla! In this case, Joomla is a completely separate GPL project, and the CATS module simply polls the backend MySQL databases for CATS. Whilst it does fall logically into the OpenCATS project, the CATS module remains Open Source.
- Similarly, separate backend reporting packages could easily poll the same shared MySQL database.
OSATS
what license is OSATS distributed under?
OSATS is/will be distributed under GPL v3