So, you've heard about Google's free software release of its Gadgets server, and the new Open Social. And gosh, wouldnt it be nice if you could provide this technology to your users with your favorite free software Content Management System (CMS)?
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can.axis
15 years 24 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago
Google proprietary platforms
Really sorry to vote down the story, but "if you are talking about the practice of installing non-free software into a cms, the only thing that is good to offer is the reminder that you must refuse to do that." :(
Google Gadgets proprietary platform:
«...5.5 Unless you have been specifically permitted to do so in a separate agreement with Google, you agree that you will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell the Gadgets API or the Services for any purpose, except as permitted by the Terms [...] 8.2 You may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Services...»
Google OpenSocial proprietary platform:
«...Unless you have been specifically permitted to do so in a separate agreement with Google, you agree that you will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade or resell Google services for any purpose [...] This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the API as provided by Google, in the manner permitted by these terms. You may not (and you may not permit anyone else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Software...»