Simple Question about removing code

[chazfilez]

I am helping a freind remove some links from his site, and the only page I am having trouble with is the serendipity blog page. I ahve tried to look through the code to find the offensive link, but I could not find it in the index.php or any subsequent files.

Can someone look at http://blog.mariodelgado.com/ and tell me how to remove the "Designed, Developed and Powered by: Image IZ Everything" link at teh bottom of teh page? What file is this located in?

Thanks!

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

Looking at your blog, you already found it? It should be the index.tpl file of the template.

However, that theme does look a lot like d_cee's "coffeecup" theme. You are not allowed to remove copyrights like that!

Best regards,
Garvin

[d_cee]

Hi there

I found a visit to http://blog.mariodelgado.com quite enlightening! I always enjoy see how my design work is used by the Serendipity community. In particular I was interested to see "Copyright 2005 - 2006 MarioDelgado.com All Rights Reserved" and "Designed, Developed and Powered by: Image IZ Everything" at the bottom of the page.

Now of course if somebody uses my code, changes things around, reworks my design, then I don't mind. I'm happy that my code helped someone build the blog or webpage that they want. But, and this is a big but, to use my design as is and take credit for it is really taking the piss!

So, either please restore my link "Competition design by David Cummins" and link it to http://themes.daves.me.uk or change the theme so that it becomes a piece of your own work.

The only condition I make for anyone using my Serendipity themes is that the work should be attributed to me. Maybe it's time to start actually including a copy of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence with my themes and template.

David Cummins

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

I fully agree to what David wrote. Serendipity is really open for anything, that's also why Serendipity is BSD-licensed.

But even though the BSD-license allows you to do many things - removing copyright is the only thing you can't do with it. It's also a thing you don't do out of respect for the huge amount of time others invest with giving you something for free.

Pay credit, where credit is due.

So, I just figure this is all a big misunderstanding which will resolve itself.

Best regards,
Garvin

[carl_galloway]

I sympathise with Dave, its not a good feeling when many hours of work, especially when you give something the community for free, are subsequently credited to a 'professional' design house.

However, not to dwell on that, I have an answer for the original question, where is the designed by link. In the competition theme its actually at the very bottom of entries.tpl, and Dave's original code looked like this;

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    {serendipity_hookPlugin hook="entries_footer"}
    <p>
    Competition entry by <a href="http://themes.daves.me.uk">David Cummins</a>
     powered by <a href="http://www.s9y.org">Serendipity</a> v1.0
    </p>
    </div>
<!-- ENTRIES END -->

[chazfilez]

D Cee,

I totally understand. The Image IZ Everything guy is the one who built this site for my friend (and therefore probably replaced your name with his). I am just helping a freind out. I will put your name in the blog, but I cannot find the entries.tpl file that carl mentioned. What folder might this be in...

Again, I have never worked in this software.

Thanks and sorry for the copyright issue.

Chaz

[carl_galloway]

My apologies, I sometimes forget our folder names aren't always intuitive. If your friend is using Dave's coffeecup template then the folder name will be 'competition', but if his site uses the coffeebar template, which is an upgrade of the other one, then the folder name will be 'coffee_bar'. I hope that helps,

Carl

[d_cee]

Hi Chaz

thanks very much - I think we all realised it was 'Image IZ Everything'.

I've sent you a PM which will hopefully help you

cheers

Dave