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 ======Gargoyle FAQ ====== ======Gargoyle FAQ ======
-  - [[faq#So, what is this "Gargoyle" Project all about??]] +  - [[faq#So, what is this "Gargoyle" Project all about?|So, what is this "Gargoyle" Project all about?]] 
-  - [[faq#What hardware does Gargoyle work with?]] +  - [[faq#What hardware does Gargoyle work with?|What hardware does Gargoyle work with?]] 
-  - [[faq#What browsers does Gargoyle work with?]] +  - [[faq#What browsers does Gargoyle work with?|What browsers does Gargoyle work with]] 
-  - [[faq#What versions of OpenWrt will Gargoyle work with?]] +  - [[faq#What versions of OpenWrt will Gargoyle work with?|What versions of OpenWrt will Gargoyle work with?]] 
-  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle a fork of OpenWrt?]] +  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle a fork of OpenWrt?|Is Gargoyle a fork of OpenWrt?]] 
-  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle a fork of X-Wrt or LuCI?]] +  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle a fork of X-Wrt or LuCI?|Is Gargoyle a fork of X-Wrt or LuCI?]] 
-  - [[faq#What is the point of starting an entirely new interface instead of contributing to an existing project?]] +  - [[faq#What is the point of starting an entirely new interface instead of contributing to an existing project?|What is the point of starting an entirely new interface instead of contributing to an existing project?]] 
-  - [[faq#What about Tomato and DD-Wrt? They certainly have very nice user interfaces. Aren't they open source projects?]] +  - [[faq#What about Tomato and DD-Wrt They certainly have very nice user interfaces. Aren't they open source projects?|What about Tomato and DD-Wrt? They certainly have very nice user interfaces. Aren't they open source projects?]] 
-  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle Open Source? If so, what license is it released under?]] +  - [[faq#Is Gargoyle Open Source If so, what license is it released under?|Is Gargoyle Open Source? If so, what license is it released under?]] 
-  - [[faq#What is the reasoning/rationale behind releasing gargoyle with the additional clarification/exception to the GPL?]] +  - [[faq#What is the reasoning/rationale behind releasing gargoyle with the additional clarification/exception to the GPL?|What is the reasoning/rationale behind releasing gargoyle with the additional clarification/exception to the GPL?]] 
-  - [[faq#The screenshots you have posted look really nice but when I try viewing Gargoyle on my Windows PC, the fonts, especially the small ones, look really grainy and ugly. How do I make it look like what I see in your screenshots?]] +  - [[faq#The screenshots you have posted look really nice but when I try viewing Gargoyle on my Windows PC, the fonts, especially the small ones, look really grainy and ugly. How do I make it look like what I see in your screenshots?|The screenshots you have posted look really nice but when I try viewing Gargoyle on my Windows PC, the fonts, especially the small ones, look really grainy and ugly. How do I make it look like what I see in your screenshots?]] 
-  - [[faq#Why do you only report bandwidth usage on the WAN interface? All the other firmwares allow me to monitor ALL the interfaces!]] +  - [[faq#Why do you only report bandwidth usage on the WAN interface All the other firmwares allow me to monitor ALL the interfaces!|Why do you only report bandwidth usage on the WAN interface All the other firmwares allow me to monitor ALL the interfaces!]] 
-  - [[faq#All the other firmwares have feature X! I want feature X! Gimme, Gimme, GIMME NOW!]] +  - [[faq#All the other firmwares have feature X! I want feature X! Gimme, Gimme, GIMME NOW!|All the other firmwares have feature X! I want feature X! Gimme, Gimme, GIMME NOW!]] 
-  - [[faq#I'm interested in contributing to Gargoyle. What should I do?]] +  - [[faq#I'm interested in contributing to Gargoyle. What should I do?|I'm interested in contributing to Gargoyle. What should I do?]] 
-  - [[faq#Where can I get more information on the implementation details of Gargoyle?]] +  - [[faq#Where can I get more information on the implementation details of Gargoyle?|Where can I get more information on the implementation details of Gargoyle?]] 
-  - [[faq#I'm interested in donating to your project, what should I do?]] +  - [[faq#I'm interested in donating to your project, what should I do?|I'm interested in donating to your project, what should I do?]] 
-  - [[faq#I'm interested in hiring you as a contractor to implement new functionality. Are you interested?]] +  - [[faq#I'm interested in hiring you as a contractor to implement new functionality. Are you interested?|I'm interested in hiring you as a contractor to implement new functionality. Are you interested?]] 
-  - [[faq#Is there a forum where I can discuss this project with other users?]]+  - [[faq#Is there a forum where I can discuss this project with other users?|Is there a forum where I can discuss this project with other users?]]
  
  
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 No. While both of these projects 1) provide source code and 2) run on top of GPL software, the license of the user interface prohibits the distribution of modified versions of the software without the author's permission. This means that they do //**NOT**// qualify as "open source" or "free software" even though the source code is made available. No. While both of these projects 1) provide source code and 2) run on top of GPL software, the license of the user interface prohibits the distribution of modified versions of the software without the author's permission. This means that they do //**NOT**// qualify as "open source" or "free software" even though the source code is made available.
  
-====Is Gargoyle Open Source? If so, what license is it released under?====+=====Is Gargoyle Open Source? If so, what license is it released under?=====
  
 Yes. Gargoyle is released under the terms of the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html|GNU General Public License version 2.0]] as published by the Free Software Foundation, with the following clarification/exception that permits adapting the program to configure proprietary “back end” software provided that all modifications to the web interface portion remain covered by this license:  Yes. Gargoyle is released under the terms of the [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html|GNU General Public License version 2.0]] as published by the Free Software Foundation, with the following clarification/exception that permits adapting the program to configure proprietary “back end” software provided that all modifications to the web interface portion remain covered by this license: 
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