ProForm 2.5 User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

Mooj Proforms’ User Manual

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Dipl.

Informatiker (FH) Fahrettin Kutyol

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Updated

24.09.2012

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149

Isn’t there a conflict between M4MJL and GNU GPL?

No! Elements such as JavaScript, images, cascading style sheets or Shockwave Flash which

are sent independently and compiled together in the client’s browser do not have to be

GPL licensed themselves. The Mad4Media JavaScript License does not restrict the usage to

one domain / installation. It even allows altering the JavaScript code.

And how are images and cascading style sheets licensed for Proforms?

Actually you can say they are licensed the same as JavaScript’s. Just some free icons from

dryicons.com are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. In future

versions of Proforms these icons will be replaced by icons of Mad4Media.

This means all CSS and images which have been created by Mad4Media must be removed

or replaced if the whole package shall be (re)published or forked. Using in other Software

packages is generally not allowed if not stated otherwise by the copyright holder.

1.3. Proforms Advance and Basic

Advance and Basic are actually the same software. Basic has reduced functions.

Contrary to many stereotypes Proforms Basic is not a “try-out”! Proforms Basic is a full

functional form extension. The missing functions are not “switched off”. They are not built

in. Means Proforms contains the user interface of the missing functions to show what you

can do with the advance version. These interfaces are commonly marked red with an

advice: “Only Pro!” We guess that the “try-out” prejudice is a result of the red marked

advices.

Proforms Basic does have a small visible copyright link back to Mad4Media.

We consider it as a small thank you for the non-commercial version.

Can I upgrade from Mad4Joomla or use it together with Proforms?

Unfortunately not! Proforms and Mad4Joomla are using common database tables.

This causes a fatal error if you install Proforms and uninstall Mad4Joomla later.

Generally (without uninstalling Mad4Joomla) there is a conflict with missing database

table columns. Proforms does use some of Mad4Joomla’s database tables extended with

additional columns. If Mad4Joomla is not uninstalled, these database tables do not contain

the extended columns. You must uninstall Mad4Joomla before installing Proforms!

Can I upgrade from Proforms Basic to Proforms Advance?

Yes! Don’t uninstall Proforms Basic and install Proforms Advance over the existing Basic

version. All of your forms will remain unaffected.

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