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JoomlaWikiBot: /* Additional Reading */clean up categories with tags

2012-09-01T20:22:16Z

‎Additional Reading: clean up categories with <noinclude> tags

Manhim at 20:38, 10 November 2011

2011-11-10T20:38:22Z

Batch1211 at 12:07, 21 September 2010

2010-09-21T12:07:29Z

Horus 68 at 15:36, 7 August 2010

2010-08-07T15:36:24Z

Horus 68: Additional Reading

2010-08-07T15:33:43Z

Additional Reading

Horus 68 at 23:03, 3 August 2010

2010-08-03T23:03:03Z

Horus 68 at 19:23, 3 August 2010

2010-08-03T19:23:05Z

Horus 68 at 19:22, 3 August 2010

2010-08-03T19:22:30Z

Horus 68: A,B,C steps. Libraries and non code files

2010-08-03T13:47:49Z

A,B,C steps. Libraries and non code files

Horus 68 at 05:53, 9 May 2010

2010-05-09T05:53:23Z

@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
-[[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]
+<noinclude>[[Category:JED]][[Category:Licence]]
 [[Category:FAQ]][[Category:Template Development]]
 [[Category:Module Development]]
 [[Category:Plugin Development]]
-[[Category:Component Development]]
+[[Category:Component Development]]</noinclude>

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 	<description>DESCRIPTION GOES HERE</description>
 </source>
-For GPL you can use other versions of the license, but GNU/GPLv3 its preferable:
+For GPL you can use other versions of the license, but GNU/GPLv3 is preferable:
 * GNU/GPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
 * GNU/GPL v2 or later http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:07, 21 September 2010
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	[[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]		[[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]
		+	[[Category:FAQ]][[Category:Template Development]]
		+	[[Category:Module Development]]
		+	[[Category:Plugin Development]]
		+	[[Category:Component Development]]

@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 ==Additional Reading==
 Before submitting an extension to JED, please read:
 * FAQ: [[Extensions_and_GPL]]

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 ==(C) 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
+* GNU GPL v2 text
 note: this file doesn't need to be installed with the extension, just included with the package as a text file
 ==Special cases==
@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
 ===Independent Libraries===
-Libraries (as in Js scripts) single packed can be licensed under other licenses as in:
+Libraries (as in Js scripts) single packed can be licensed under a GPL compatible license listed by the Free Software Foundation, as in LGPL:
 * LGPLv3 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
 You must include a TXT file for license info
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
 ====Libraries packed with extensions====
-Libraries (as in Js scripts) can be licensed under other licenses as in:
+Libraries which can stand alone (as in Js scripts) can be licensed under GPL compatible licenses as in:
 * LGPLv3 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
 You must include a TXT file for license info and a statement in the extension XML file license tag
 ====Non code files====
-Non code files (as in Images, compiled flash files), packed with extensions, can be licensed under other licenses.
+Non code files which can stand alone (as in Images, compiled flash files), packed with extensions, can be licensed under other licenses.
-* You must include a TXT file for license info
+* You must include a TXT file for license info and a statement in the extension XML file license tag
 [[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:03, 3 August 2010
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	see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]		see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]

−	[[Category:JED]]	+	[[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:23, 3 August 2010
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	see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]		see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]

−	[[Category:JED~~]] [[Category:License~~]]	+	[[Category:JED]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:22, 3 August 2010
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	see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]		see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html \| How to use GNU licenses for your own software]

−	[[Category:JED]] [[Category:~~Licence~~]]	+	[[Category:JED]] [[Category:License]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{RightTOC}}
-To list your file in JED under GPL license its required 3 things
+To list your file in JED under a GPL license, you must include proper notices for the license chosen.
-All source code files in the core Joomla distribution must contain the following comment block as the header:
+==(A) XML file==
+A <license> tag in your extension's XML file and state it is licensed under the GPL,
-==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:
-<source lang="php">
-<?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
-**/
-</source>
-−
-==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:
 <source lang="php">
@@ Line 31: / Line 13: @@
 	<author>Author name goes here</author>
 	<copyright>Copyright holder name goes here</copyright>
-	<license>GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</license>
+	<license>GNU/GPLv3 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html</license>
 	<authorEmail>you@youremail.com</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>http://www.yoursite.com</authorUrl>
@@ Line 37: / Line 19: @@
 	<description>DESCRIPTION GOES HERE</description>
 </source>
-For GPL you could use other versions of the license:
+For GPL you can use other versions of the license, but GNU/GPLv3 its preferable:
 * 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:
+==Special cases==
 * LGPLv3 - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html
 [[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]]