On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Kruncher<leaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to use the Chromium source code as the basis to a custom > documentation viewer. The following outlines what I would like to do > with the source: > > - Add sidebar panels to left/right of each Chromium window. > - Remove unwanted features from drop-down menu buttons on main tool > strip. > - Remove "Inspector" and the various web developer and debugging tools > from interface. > - Replace search functionality with custom search functionality in URI > address bar. > - Add a custom scheme name "my-scheme:something/a/b/c.html" > - Adjust "About" dialog box to reflect title of product with logo and > product artwork. > - Change colour scheme of the browser. > > Whilst the application will still be able to access the webpages from > the Internet, it will be used primarily for viewing offline content. > > I have a couple of questions: > > 1. Would this be compatible with the associated open source license? > 2. Could the product be distributed as a part of a commercial package?
http://code.google.com/chromium/terms.html describes the licenses of the code. In general, the answer to both of your questions is "yes" -- applications like yours are part of our intent in releasing the code -- but you should definitely check with a lawyer before making a commercial release, and I am not a lawyer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: chromium-dev@googlegroups.com View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
