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| − | {{RightTOC}}This article is designed to help Extension Developers (who want to be listed at JED), JED Editors (consistence for extensions approval) and general users (on reporting JED entries).
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| − | To be approved and listed in JED an entry must be verified in a 4 steps checklist process
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| − | * '''You are now in third step '''
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| − | ==List C1 - General license verification ==
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| − | |+ Could this be listed in the JED?
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || Project site lists non-GPL Joomla! extensions? || No!
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| − | * JED will not link to sites that promote and distribute non GPL extensions.
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| − | | 2 || Project site display other software (not Joomla! extensions) that have other licenses? || Yes
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| − | | 3 || Submitted as GPL license? || Yes!
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| − | | 4 || Submitted as GPL compatible license? || Maybe
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| − | * see Special license verification checklists
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| − | | 5 || Submitted as '''Other''' for license? || Maybe
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| − | * see Special license verification checklists
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| − | ==List C2 - GPL license verification ==
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| − | ===List C2.1 - Will it be listed in the JED? NO ===
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || Encryption for some or all files? || No
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| − | | 2 || PHP Encoder required (ionCube or other)? || No
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| − | | 3 || Limit use per domain/installation? || No
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| − | | 4 || Limit code modifications? || No
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| − | | 5 || Limit distribution of extension? || No
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| − | | 6 || Require a nondisclosure agreement? || No
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| − | | 7 || Limit usage of non GPL media files to a domain/installation? || No
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| − | | 8 || Extension specific for an extension not listed at JED || No
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| − | "The GPL is a free software license, and therefore it permits people to use and even redistribute the software without being required to pay anyone a fee for doing so."
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| − | Read more:[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowRequireFee Does the GPL allow me to require that anyone who receives the software must pay me a fee and/or notify me?]
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| − | ===List C2.2 - Will it be listed in the JED? YES ===
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || Distribute own extension for free? || Yes
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| − | | 2 || Require payment to download? || Yes
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| − | | 3 || Require payment/subscription to configure, install, support, documentation? || Yes
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| − | | 4 || Limit support per domain/installation? || Yes
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| − | "The right to sell copies is part of the definition of free software"
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| − | Read more: [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLAllowMoney Does the GPL allow me to sell copies of the program for money?]
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| − | ===List C2.3 - Will it be listed in the JED? YES, but only if... ===
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || Include non GPL files? || Only for non code files which can stand alone
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| − | * Javascript, Flash, images, CSS, audio, etc
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| − | | 2 || Include non GPL Libraries? || Only if the libraries are available under a GPL compatible license
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| − | * listed by the Free Software Foundation, as in LGPL
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| − | | 3 || Call home function? || Only if:
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| − | *The extension can work normally without a developer server connection
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| − | *Its possible to install it without call home
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| − | *Extensions are allowed to phone home for version check.
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| − | | 4 || Subscription to earlier updates download? || Only if public version doesn't have security issues
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| − | * otherwise it will be unpublished
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| − | | 5 || Update panel for "registered domains" to receive and perform updates directly within the panel? || Only if public version doesn't have security issues
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| − | * otherwise it will be unpublished
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| − | | 6 || Light GPL version for a full non-GPL version? || Only if:
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| − | * there is no mention in the JED entry on the non-GPL version features
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| − | * both are not distribute at the same site
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| − | | 7 || Modified/Forked extensions? || Only by the JED rules.
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| − | * See TOS on how to proper fork an extension
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| − | | 8 || Encoded files || Only if:
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| − | * No XML encode
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| − | * Only for the file required to verification of support license
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| − | * Base64 only
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| − | * No commercial encode
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| − | * Max two pass encode
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| − | | 9 ||Obfuscated code ||Only if:
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| − | * No XML obfuscation
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| − | * Only for the file required to verification of support license
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| − | * No hardware obfuscation
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| − | | 10 || Bridges to a non gpl product || Only if:
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| − | * The non GPL product works independently form Joomla
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| − | * Extension its GPL and created for Joomla
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| − | * Clear statement that the extension requires a non GPL product to work
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| − | | 11 || Require payment to remove owner visible or hidden links || Only if:
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| − | * users are allowed to remove the links
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| − | * the extension works if the files containing the links are edited by users
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| − | | 12 || Extension specific for an extension listed at JED || Yes, but under special requirements
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| − | | 13 || Entries just for scripts or Libraries? || Only if the scripts or libraries are available under a GPL compatible license
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| − | * listed by the Free Software Foundation, as in LGPL
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| − | ==List C3 - GPL compatible licenses ==
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| − | JED could list entries that are GPL compatible:
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| − | |+ Will it be considered “GPL compatible”?
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || LGPL license? || Yes!
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| − | * Only for libraries, not for extensions
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| − | | 2 || AGPL license ? || Yes!
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| − | * If you modify the source, you must provide that modified code for download
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| − | | 3 || Public Domain ? || Yes!
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| − | | 4 || Creative Commons, BSD, MIT or other free software licenses ? || No!
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| − | * Only licenses that comply with all terms of the GPL
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| − | ==List C4 - Non GPL licenses ==
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| − | JED could list entries that are not GPL in special situations:
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| − | |+ Will it be listed as “Other”?
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| − | ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| − | | 1 || Tools for Joomla Sites? || Yes
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| − | * Only for the Tools top category, not for extensions
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| − | | 2 || Independent Scripts for Joomla? || Yes.
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| − | * Only for the “"Migration & Conversion" category, not for extensions
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| − | '''Everything OK?''' Go for next step
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| − | ==TOC: JED Submissions Checklists ==
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| − | Table of Contents
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| − | * Step A - [[JED_Entries_Submission_Checklist|Submission Checklist]]
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| − | * Step B - [[JED_Entries_Trademark_Checklist|Trademark Checklist]]
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| − | * Step C - [[JED_Entries_License_Checklist|License Checklist]]
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| − | * Step D - [[JED_Entries_Installation_and_Functionality_Checklist|Installation and Functionality Checklist]]
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