On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Gihan Nimath <gihannim...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi KasunG & all,
>
> Thanks for the prompt response.
>
> Yes, I am going to change the look and feel of the UIs; at least the css
> files to change color, sometimes the way it looks as well; so some of the
> code will be modified; not all.
>
> Below is the copyright statement I see on these UIs.
>
> WSO2 API MANAGER | © 2017 WSO₂ Inc.
>
> So I believe it is legal to remove the about copyrighted statement
> completely from the footer of web UIs like store, publisher etc?
>
>
Yes.


> Thanking you,
> Gihan
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 4:31 PM, KasunG Gajasinghe <kas...@wso2.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gihan,
>>
>> ASL 2.0 is a very permissive license. That means, apart from the
>> requirement of attribution to WSO2 for the original work, you have a
>> greater freedom on what you are allowed to do.
>>
>> This includes licensing derivate work under a compatible license (say
>> GPLv2, BSD), modifying the code as required etc. You are however not
>> allowed to remove the original copyright notices from the unmodified files
>> and code.
>>
>> Please note that this does not constitute legal advice. You can refer
>> summarized licensing conditions here. [1]
>>
>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License#Licensing_conditions
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Gihan Nimath <gihannim...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> It looks Api manager product source code uses Apache 2 license. I think
>>> this allow me to customize and sell this product; as long as I include the
>>> Apache 2 license with it. Is it correct?
>>>
>>> Can you confirm that API Manager UIs (front-end store, publisher, etc)
>>> are free and open source so that I can customize it and sell? Also can I
>>> add my own copyright statement to UI removing WSO2 copyright statement? If
>>> it is legal, I am planning to do that.
>>>
>>> Thanking you,
>>> Gihan
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>
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>>
>>
>
>


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