Difference between revisions of "Licensing/Partnering Questions"

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Thank you for your interest in Linden Lab and Second Life.

Linden Lab does not have marketing programs or do co-promotion with companies. While many companies want to present their proposal to Linden Lab to get feedback or assistance, we prefer that you work with our developers who can help you create a project that will be successful in Second Life based on their substantial experience.

You'll find more information about partnering with Linden Lab or proposing projects to Linden Lab on Working with Linden Lab on the Second Life Grid website.

If you're interested in licensing the Second Life Viewer, see the Licensing page of the Open Source Program section.

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-Thank you for your interest in Linden Lab and Second Life.  The Second Life Viewer is available under multiple licenses. Your rights to modify and redistribute the source code written and provided by Linden Lab is governed under the license of your choice:
+Thank you for your interest in Linden Lab and Second Life.
-*[http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source/licensing/gplv2 The GNU General Public License, version 2.0], with a [http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source/licensing/flossexception FLOSS exception] - those people wanting the freedom to modify and redistribute the Second Life Viewer as open source/free software may do so under the GNU GPL, with a special exception to allow for use with open source licenses that might otherwise be incompatible with the GPL. Note that the GNU GPL is a reciprocal license, meaning that if you use portions of the Second Life Viewer to create a new derivative work, that work must also be licensed under the GPL.
+Linden Lab does not have marketing programs or do co-promotion with companies.  While many companies want to present their proposal to Linden Lab to get feedback or assistance, we prefer that you work with our developers who can help you create a project that will be successful in Second Life based on their substantial experience.
-*Commercial licensing - For those wishing to incorporate the Second Life viewer into a proprietary product offering, Linden Lab also offers the Second Life Viewer source code under commercial terms which allow for this. Please contact us at licensing@lindenlab.com for further details.
+You'll find more information about partnering with Linden Lab or proposing projects to Linden Lab on [http://secondlifegrid.net/gettingstarted/worklinden Working with Linden Lab] on the [http://secondlifegrid.net  Second Life Grid] website.
-"Second Life" and "Linden Lab" are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. Other trademarks include (but are not limited to): the names Linden and Linden Research, as well as the Linden Lab Hexagon Design and the Second Life Hand Design logos.
+If you're interested in licensing the Second Life Viewer, see the [http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source/licensing Licensing] page of the [http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source Open Source Program] section.
-Use of logos and trademarks are subject to the [http://secondlife.com/corporate/trademark/usage.php Linden Lab trademark policy].
-Note that some components necessary for use with the Second Life viewer are licensed from third parties under different licenses. The license for those components is clearly marked inside the distribution of those components. Some components may require payment of royalties or have other restrictions associated with copying, modification or redistribution. Please consult the license for all components when licensing the software.
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-In order to accept contributions of source code, we ask that you follow the [http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/open_source/submission guidelines for submitting code], which include the submission of a contribution agreement.

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