[Geoserver-devel] Customize Geoserver

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Can I change the name of the geoserver application (in gui and url) without violating the license?
What would be the correct way to do it without falling into a license violation?

Thanks!

Servicios Computacionales y Asesoría en Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Francisco Javier Avalos Zapata
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
javalos@anonymised.com…4052…

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It is open source GPL, so as long as are handing over the result of your change over to the people that run it you should be in the clear.

To change the URL:

  • look at your application server, often it can be configured there
  • or hide GeoServer behind a load balancer or proxy

When changing the URL geoserver is published with be sure to edit the configuration setting for Base URL. GeoServer advertises a number of web services, and each one uses this base URL configuration option when listing what operations it can do.

As for changing the UI you would need to look into the web app. The trick with GPL is that if you mix GeoServer in with your own work (for a modified web app) to make a new application - that entire application has to be GPL as well. This is known as “copyleft”.

There is some high level info here: http://choosealicense.com/licenses/

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Jody Garnett

2014-09-07 10:33 GMT-07:00 Javier Avalos <javalos@anonymised.com>:

Can I change the name of the geoserver application (in gui and url) without violating the license?
What would be the correct way to do it without falling into a license violation?

Thanks!

Servicios Computacionales y Asesoría en Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Francisco Javier Avalos Zapata
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
javalos@anonymised.com

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