Can I publish and distribute a custom version? #1277
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As you should know, this product is distributed under the APACHE 2.0 license. This license allows redistribution but there are some limitations you need to respect to be compliant with the license terms and conditions. |
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HighlightsSection 4Note (b) You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that You changed the files; This means that when you redistribute the project, for example when you publish your version of the extension on the marketplace or other channels, you have to insert in ANY changed files a statement indicating you changed that file with, if possible, a reference/link to the original, file. Note (c) You must retain, in the Source form of any Derivative Works You have to add the copyright notice and references of the original author in any distributed file. Section 6Note Trademarks. This License does not grant permission to use the trade You must change the name of your redistributed product/code since Material Theme is the name of the original product. Section 8Note Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, You can't then produce damage in any form to this software or the authors behind it. By publishing another copy on the marketplace you're basically making damage to our financial contributors who pay to maintain this product, keep quality, and keep it free for everyone. You also damage the authors who get paid to maintain this product since publishing clones makes users confused and misleads the attention away from the original product. We encourage you to open discussion, ask for help or open issues before redistributing this product. This is the basic of open-source, collaboration, not stealing. |
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Highlights
Section 4
Note
(b) You must cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that You changed the files;
This means that when you redistribute the project, for example when you publish your version of the extension on the marketplace or other channels, you have to insert in ANY changed files a statement indicating you changed that file with, if possible, a reference/link to the original, file.
Note
(c) You must retain, in the Source form of any Derivative Works
that You distribute, all copyright, patent, trademark, and
attribution notices from the Source form of the Work,
excluding those notices that do not pertain to any part of
the Derivative Works;
You have to …