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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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| * Step A - [[S:MyLanguage/JED_Entries_Submission_Checklist|Submission Checklist]]
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| * Step B - [[S:MyLanguage/JED_Entries_Trademark_Checklist|Trademark Checklist]]
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| * '''Step C - [[S:MyLanguage/JED_Entries_License_Checklist|License Checklist]]'''
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| * Step D - [[S:MyLanguage/JED_Entries_Installation_and_Functionality_Checklist|Installation and Functionality Checklist]]
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| ==List C1 - GPL license verification ==
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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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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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| |-
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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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| |}
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| ==List C2 - General terms and conditions verification ==
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| ===List C2.1 - Will it be listed in the JED? NO ===
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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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| |+ To reject
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| ! Item !! What? !! Publishable?
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| | 1 || Encryption for some or all files? || See C2.3.8
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| | 2 || PHP Decoder 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 PHP files? || 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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| |}
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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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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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| |+ To approve
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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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| |}
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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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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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| |+ To ponderate
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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 || 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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| | 5 || 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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| | 6 || Backlink to the developer || Only if:
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| * Users are able to remove the backlink (by editing the code)
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| * A listing with a visible backlink has "Contains backlink to the developer" flagged in the listing details by an editor.
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| * Base64 or any other method to obfuscate backlink is not present.
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| * No more than 1 backlink is included.
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| * Backlink can only point back to the developers distribution website.
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| | 7 || Hidden backlinks || No!
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| * As of September 2, 2013 hidden backlinks are not permitted.
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| * Links in the PHP GPL Headers are OK if they are commented out.
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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 for passing data.
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| * Base64 to obfuscate backlinks not permitted.
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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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| * Generally not permitted but will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
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| * Only for the file required to verification of support license
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| * Obfuscated backlinks not permitted.
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| | 10 || Bridges to a non GPL product || Only if:
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| * The non GPL product works independently from Joomla
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| * Extension is 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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| See also: C2.1 - Will it be listed in the JED? (8- Extension specific for an extension not listed at JED)
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| | 11 || Require payment to remove 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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| |}
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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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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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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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| |}
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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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| {| class="wikitable" border="1"
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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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| |}
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| '''Everything OK?''' Go for next step
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| <div class="row">
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| <div class="large-12 columns">{{Basic button|S:MyLanguage/JED_Entries_Installation_and_Functionality_Checklist|Click to go to Step D: Installation and Functionality Checklist|class=expand}}</div>
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| </div>
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| ==More information==
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| *See: [http://extensions.joomla.org/support/knowledgebase/item/jed-entries-checklists Entries Checklists on the JED website]
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| [[Category:JED]] [[Category:Licence]] | |