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"Private Licence".

Are you kidding??

You want to protect people with a software which is not free/open source and even your close licence is not written...

Sorry but for me it smeels the spyware.

Not clear, not honnest.

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Alexei October 01, 2011 15:39

Hi Notno,

While Ghostery does not come with an open source license, Ghostery's source code is open for viewing. You can see what goes on in there for yourself, or you can ask somebody with more technical knowledge to help. We are happy to answer any specific questions, too.

Ghostery's license is included in all Ghostery packages in the root folder in ghostery_eula.txt

Thanks for reporting https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fire...

We will update the Mozilla page with the full license soon.

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Hi Notno, While Ghostery does not come with an open source license, Ghostery's source code is open for viewing. You can see what goes on in there for yourself, or you can ask somebody with more technical knowledge to help. We are happy to answer any specific questions, too. Ghostery's license is included in all Ghostery packages in the root folder in ghostery_eula.txt Thanks for reporting https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/license/ We will update the Mozilla page with the full license soon.

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Eric P. Scott October 01, 2011 16:32
If you would like to examine Ghostery without installing it: download its XPI file, and unzip it into an empty directory.

All extensions approved by AMO have had their source code reviewed for compliance with Mozilla's policies (= no spyware!).

Please refer to the following documents for a detailed explanation:
"Private Licence" simply means Ghostery does not use one of the licenses listed here: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/

No payment is requested or required for the use of this software.

Ghostery's Terms of Service: http://www.ghostery.com/terms

Ghostery's Privacy Policy is posted on AMO and is also available here: http://www.ghostery.com/privacy-bt
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If you would like to examine Ghostery without installing it: download its XPI file, and unzip it into an empty directory. All extensions approved by AMO have had their source code reviewed for compliance with Mozilla's policies (= no spyware!). Please refer to the following documents for a detailed explanation: <ol><li>https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/developers/docs/policies/submission</li><li>https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/developers/docs/policies/agreement</li><li>https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/developers/docs/policies/reviews</li></ol> "Private Licence" simply means Ghostery does not use one of the licenses listed here: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ No payment is requested or required for the use of this software. Ghostery's Terms of Service: http://www.ghostery.com/terms Ghostery's Privacy Policy is posted on AMO and is also available here: http://www.ghostery.com/privacy-bt

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Notno2 October 01, 2011 21:40

Hi,

Ok, so if i understand right, the sources are available to watch it, to verify it, but users/developpers have not the right to modify it.

It's ok for me.

But you shoul give these precisions on the https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fire... page, cause "Private licence" doesn't mean anything clear, and confusions can be made (as i did).

Sorry for it, and hope it will be free/open source one day (GPL 3 ? :)) but since this time, "private licence" with sources available to watch it is ok for me.

Do you have a direct link to download the sources, because i don't find it?

Thank you.

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Hi, Ok, so if i understand right, the sources are available to watch it, to verify it, but users/developpers have not the right to modify it. It's ok for me. But you shoul give these precisions on the https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ghostery/license/ page, cause "Private licence" doesn't mean anything clear, and confusions can be made (as i did). Sorry for it, and hope it will be free/open source one day (GPL 3 ? :)) but since this time, "private licence" with sources available to watch it is ok for me. Do you have a direct link to download the sources, because i don't find it? Thank you.

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Eric P. Scott October 02, 2011 00:14

Adam: I've discussed this with other Open Source advocates, and their biggest concern seems to be "what happens to Ghostery if Evidon goes out of business?" — does it just become "abandonware?" Or what if you're acquired by another company that doesn't practice good stewardship — look at what happened with OpenOffice.org after Oracle absorbed Sun Microsystems. The Document Foundation forked it as LibreOffice, and a lot of people who'd been loyal to OpenOffice.org dropped it like a hot rock. It would help if there were some sort of transition plan in place, which might involve making it community-supported.

I consider the real value to be in the service rather than the software, but I can see why others might want to reuse portions of your code in their own projects.

If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
— Sir Isaac Newton, 1676

Notno2: try
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/do... (in most browsers, right-clicking on the link should give you an opportunity to save it).

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Adam: I've discussed this with other Open Source advocates, and their biggest concern seems to be "what happens to Ghostery if Evidon goes out of business?" — does it just become "abandonware?" Or what if you're acquired by another company that doesn't practice good stewardship — look at what happened with OpenOffice.org after Oracle absorbed Sun Microsystems. The Document Foundation forked it as LibreOffice, and a lot of people who'd been loyal to OpenOffice.org dropped it like a hot rock. It would help if there were some sort of transition plan in place, which might involve making it community-supported. I consider the real value to be in the service rather than the software, but I can see why others might want to reuse portions of your code in their own projects. <blockquote>If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. — Sir Isaac Newton, 1676</blockquote> Notno2: try https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ghostery/addon-ghostery-latest.xpi (in most browsers, right-clicking on the link should give you an opportunity to save it).

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Notno22 October 02, 2011 09:47

Hi,

Thanks Eric, but if i don't want to download the .xpi , i want the sources. :)

Where can i find it?

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  Hi Notno, addons for Firefox are not complied and therefore are source files of what the addon is. Download the xpi file, and treat its as a regular zip file. Once you unzip it, you will see the original source code of Ghostery for Firefox. You may repeat the procedure for any other Ghostery: Chrome, Opera or Safari.
  
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Hi, Thanks Eric, but if i don't want to download the .xpi , i want the sources. :) Where can i find it?

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Notno3 October 03, 2011 12:30

Thanks for your answer.

I've installed Ghostery and i read:

When you encounter a third-party page element (and have GhostRank enabled), Ghostery sends a record that includes the following:

Page element(s) identified by Ghostery
Element(s) blocked by Ghostery
Number of times the element has been identified
Domains identified as serving elements
Advertisements served at particular domains, including companies associated with each ad
Information about the type of notice associated with each ad
The browser in which Ghostery has been installed
Ghostery version information

...And it goes in USA Servers, with the Wonderful PATRIOT ACT which keeps my informations for EVER!

Thanks but no thanks.

Ghostery is a good idea but with bad application in concrete.

I've uninstalled it.
Work again on it for not sending all these informations.
It is not necessary for the good work of this extension.

All these informations about my browsing+ Licence not clear + Servers in USA (Patriot Act).

Too much.

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Thanks for your answer. I've installed Ghostery and i read: When you encounter a third-party page element (and have GhostRank enabled), Ghostery sends a record that includes the following: Page element(s) identified by Ghostery Element(s) blocked by Ghostery Number of times the element has been identified Domains identified as serving elements Advertisements served at particular domains, including companies associated with each ad Information about the type of notice associated with each ad The browser in which Ghostery has been installed Ghostery version information ...And it goes in USA Servers, with the Wonderful PATRIOT ACT which keeps my informations for EVER! Thanks but no thanks. Ghostery is a good idea but with bad application in concrete. I've uninstalled it. Work again on it for not sending all these informations. It is not necessary for the good work of this extension. All these informations about my browsing+ Licence not clear + Servers in USA (Patriot Act). Too much.

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Alexei October 03, 2011 15:01

Notno,

Read the text you pasted again:

"... (and have GhostRank enabled), ..."

GhostRank is optional and off by default.

If you turn it on, you help people who brought you Ghostery learn which bugs are on which websites. The page you are quoting from explains what gets sent. The server does not store or record any personally-identifiable information.

We tried to explain the license situation in this thread. Is something still unclear in that regard?

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Notno, Read the text you pasted again: "... (and have GhostRank enabled), ..." GhostRank is optional and off by default. If you turn it on, you help people who brought you Ghostery learn which bugs are on which websites. The page you are quoting from explains what gets sent. The server does not store or record any personally-identifiable information. We tried to explain the license situation in this thread. Is something still unclear in that regard?

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Notno3 October 03, 2011 16:20

Hi,

Sorry for my mistake.It's my fault.
Just give an explaination: i'm french (it's not an excuse, but even if i can speak english, not very well, reading is much complicated to me, and i "missed" these words ( "(and have GhostRank enabled)" ).
I thought GhostRank was an obligation (like accepting the contract to make the extension work.

So, sorry again, and i will reinstall GhostRank to test it.

Have a good day.

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- Alexei October 03, 2011 16:27
  
  Thanks for being reasonable! Let us know if you have any other questions.
  
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- Felix Shnir October 03, 2011 17:03
  
  Hi Notno, I do have a question for you: is the Ghostery Options page not in French for you? We do have translations for several languages and French is one of them, so Ghostery should have been fully translated for you. Let me know.
  
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- Eric P. Scott October 03, 2011 17:53
  
  As of 2.6.0.1 [Ghostery for Firefox] the French translation is still incomplete, particularly when it comes to the walkthrough.
  
  See chrome://ghostery/content/ghostery-translator.js
  
  Previous discussion: http://getsatisfaction.com/ghostery/t...
  
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  Ghostery is now fully available in French, as of the 5.1 release. Please let us know of any issues.
  
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Hi, Sorry for my mistake.It's my fault. Just give an explaination: i'm french (it's not an excuse, but even if i can speak english, not very well, reading is much complicated to me, and i "missed" these words ( "(and have GhostRank enabled)" ). I thought GhostRank was an obligation (like accepting the contract to make the extension work. So, sorry again, and i will reinstall GhostRank to test it. Have a good day.

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Notno3 October 03, 2011 16:27

Other question: If it accept the GhostRank, do you store any IP adress? (mine OR the adress of my VPN/Proxy/SSH?)

Thank you.

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Other question: If it accept the GhostRank, do you store any IP adress? (mine OR the adress of my VPN/Proxy/SSH?) Thank you.

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Alexei October 03, 2011 16:33

GhostRank servers do not store IP addresses, or any other personally-identifiable information. More here: http://www.ghostery.com/faq

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GhostRank servers do not store IP addresses, or any other personally-identifiable information. More here: http://www.ghostery.com/faq

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Thomas Kebapçıoğlu November 29, 2011 18:48

http://getsatisfaction.com/ghostery/t...

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http://getsatisfaction.com/ghostery/topics/no_gpl_no_clear_code_to_understand

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Notno4 February 06, 2012 14:17

4 months after my first message, your licence is still not clear.

Quote: "We will update the Mozilla page with the full license soon. "

There's still "NA" on the addons firefox page of Ghostery.

Some news about a clear licence?

Thank you :)

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4 months after my first message, your licence is still not clear. Quote: "We will update the Mozilla page with the full license soon. " There's still "NA" on the addons firefox page of Ghostery. Some news about a clear licence? Thank you :)

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Fateme February 06, 2015 14:18

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Ghostery open-source?.

Hi, is there a way to view the Gostery source code?

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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled <a class="notranslate" target="_blank" href="http://getsatisfaction.com/ghostery/topics/ghostery-open-source">Ghostery open-source?</a>. Hi, is there a way to view the Gostery source code?

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