{"action":"closed","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/2027","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/2027/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/2027/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/2027/events","html_url":"https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/issues/2027","id":120504510,"number":2027,"title":"Clarify licence issues","user":{"login":"RicoZ-OSM","id":6632966,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6632966?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM","html_url":"https://github.com/RicoZ-OSM","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/RicoZ-OSM/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":1,"created_at":"2015-12-04T23:05:29Z","updated_at":"2015-12-06T23:50:21Z","closed_at":"2015-12-06T23:50:21Z","body":"what is the purpose of this: https://github.com/osmandapp/Osmand/commit/31d22cd57f6944820ef5838e0885c0838540769b\r\n\r\nafaik GPL itself is copyrighted and does not allow exceptions or modifications. My understanding is if you try modify it you may be without a valid license altogether.\r\n\r\nWhy \"SHOULD  be done with written permission\". Either it is a MUST or it is pointless.\r\n\r\nYou may achieve the MUST part by the use of your artwork and branding just like Firefox does it.\r\n\r\nYou may also create your own GPL-like license with said exceptions though it might not be trivial.\r\n\r\nhttps://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:OsmAnd#Is_osmAnd_still_free.3F\r\n"}}