Extensions GPL notices

Revision as of 00:53, 9 May 2010

To list your file in JED under GPL license its required 3 things

All source code files in the core Joomla distribution must contain the following comment block as the header:

1- PHP files

Notice at the top of each php file stating that it is distributed under the terms of the GPL

• see http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-howto.html for details

as in this comment block as the header:

<?php
/**
 * @package Module XYZ for Joomla! 1.5
 * @version $Id: mod_XYZ.php 599 2010-03-20 23:26:33Z you $
 * @author YOUR NAME HERE
 * @copyright (C) 2010- YOUR NAME HERE
 * @license GNU/GPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
**/

2- XML file

A <license> tag in your extension's XML file stating that it is under GPL, as in this tags for a module:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install type="module" version="1.5.0">
        <name>Extension name goes here</name>
        <creationDate>20 April 2010</creationDate>
        <author>Author name goes here</author>
        <copyright>Copyright holder name goes here</copyright>
        <license>GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</license>
        <authorEmail>you@youremail.com</authorEmail>
        <authorUrl>http://www.yoursite.com</authorUrl>
        <version>1.0</version>
        <description>DESCRIPTION GOES HERE</description>

For GPL you could use other versions of the license:

• GNU/GPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
• GNU/GPL v2 or later http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
• GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

3- TXT file

Provide a copy of the GPL license within your package

• note: this file doesn't need to be installed with the extension, just included with the package as a text file

Libraries

Libraries (Js scripts, flash) can be licensed under other licenses as in:

• LGPLv3 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html