[Vtigercrm-developers] vtiger contribution question

[Gopal]

Hi Jorge,

Thanks for your interest in vtiger CRM project.

Please see my response below  (in blue color)

Jorge Torres wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> First I want to tell you developers that I admire your work. I first 
> downloaded vtiger a few days ago, for customer relationship management 
> at my uncles little ceramic factory, and I was amazed, but after I 
> showed it to him, well, it seems that it is too much for what my uncle 
> wants. 
*
Gopal:* From the Security settings module, you can disable 
modules/fields that are not required. Please get back to me if you need 
any further clarifications.
> I love PHP, and I thought that I could minimize it to what at this 
> moment I need, and in near future add more AJAX to it. I know that may 
> differ a lot from what vtiger golas might be, therefore I want to 
> start a new project at sourceforge.net <http://sourceforge.net> based 
> on vtigerCRM 5. 
*
Gopal:* Down the road, we are planning to make vtiger CRM - fully 
customizable so that business users configure the vtiger system instead 
of hacking the code. Could you please post your goals,  so that we will 
cross-check our road map and let you know our position?
> I don't understand to much about Open Source Licencing restrictions 
> and related stuff, so please excuse my ignorance. My question are:
*
Gopal:* vtiger CRM code base contains our _*own contributions*_ and many 
third-party packages. Our own contributions are released under _vtiger 
Public License (based on Mozilla Public License)_. Please refer to the 
following URL for details about licenses of  third-party packages:

http://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Third_Party_Software
>
> Can I start a new project at sourceforge based on vtiger?
*
Gopal:* In general there are no issues in forking open source projects, 
provided you are not violating the Open Source license of your predecessor.
> If so, Would I have to cover it under some other new license type?
*Gopal:* Release your contributions under some Open Source license which 
meets your requirements.
> Do I need some permit from vtiger team to start such project?
*
Gopal:* _vtiger CRM code base_ is 100% open source by spirit. Hence you 
may not require special permission from our side.
> I know about removing logos because of trademarks, what else do I have 
> to remove? *
> *
*
Gopal:* Kindly review the vtiger and other third-party licenses with 
your Legal adviser (council) before modifying back-end/front-end code base.

On a separate note, our community is actively participating in vtiger 
development. Most of the community members 
(developers/testers/writers/translators) are directly contributing  to 
the core code base (For example: PostgreSQL & DMS branches in our SVN).

http://vtiger.fosslabs.com

We are also encouraging many add-on projects based on vtiger CRM, which 
cater to the need of user-specific requirements. For more details, 
please refer to our vtigerForge:

http://vtigerforge.com

Best wishes,
Gopal
(vtiger - Team Member)
>
> Well that's it for now, I will continue on my "trying to understand 
> vtiger's code" task, so I will probably have some questions related to 
> developing in short.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
>
> Jorge
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