Joomla GPL Extensions and Removal of Backlinks

[Valandis]

I don't understand one thing if someone can answer to me. How can a company that develops Joomla extensions release a commercial GPL extension and compel users to keep its code untouched, more specifically "not to remove the backlink to the company" ?! I thought GPL is all about being able to modify the code and freely distribute it to anyone you want, but just keep the original credits to the developers (the ones inside the code and not the visible one! -see backlink-). Is this not against the GPL policy?

I've been developing extensions myself and I would rather ask for a donation, or simply ask for a fee if someone needs support (subscription-based support), but not place a backlink to my website and compel the users to keep it there!

What do you guys think about that? Can anyone from the JED explain that to me?

[Sam Moffatt]

This is the Joomla developer mailing list, not the JED mailing list.

Please refer to JED contact details on the JED itself for questions
you wish to pose to the JED.

Cheers,

Sam Moffatt
http://pasamio.id.au

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