[Isis-users] concerning ABCD implementations

[spinaker]

*Version en español se publica por separado*
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Dear colleagues

In recent months we have seen a lot of initiatives in several countries 
that are implementing ABCD in whole or in part, be it the Central 
module, or iAH interface, or the public interface (OPAC) of the ABCD-Site.

It is interesting to see the richness and variety of graphical 
presentations and product options and services included. It is becoming 
a very important and modern advancement of those libraries. We believe 
it would be good that these institutions publish their web addresses, so 
the colleagues in the list can see working models and useful examples 
for themselves.

However, in some cases (not many) have made some adjustments to conceal 
the origin and intellectual property of the applications. That must be 
corrected.

ABCD is a FOSS application suite, which is also free. But being free 
does not mean it has no authors and intellectual property, but these 
rights have been released under the LGPL license, but they never 
abandoned "fatherhood". In the terminology of Creative Commons, is the 
idea of "attribution".

If you look at the source code of software modules, will see many of 
them have declared their authors. This information should not be erased 
or hidden. Similarly it is wrong to hide the intellectual origins in the 
public pages on the Web where it is declared.

In the case of public interfaces, intellectual paternity claims appear 
as footnotes to the main pages of the modules (in their language versions)

_In Central module:_
ABCD version xxx
20xx BIREME - Centro Latino Americano e do Caribe de Informação em 
Ciências da Saúde
http://www.bireme.br

_OPAC ABCD-SITE:_
BVS Site version xxx (c) BIREME/OPS/OMS

_interfaz IAH:_
Search engine: iAH v3.1.1 powered by WWWISIS
BIREME/OPS/OMS - Centro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Información en 
Ciencias de la Salud

It is not necessary to preserve logos or banners included in the 
original distribution package, or any means of graphic identification in 
any part of the pages, that is totally free. But it must be retained the 
intellectual property declaration at the foot of the main pages.

Regards
Ernesto Spinak







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