Most of you most likely already know this ...regardless from simplemachines.org forums:

http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=36056.195

(this is a post, not private convo)

d3vlabs: [Unknown], do you have a problem with the way that MamboHacks.com Mambo-SMF Bridge alters the copyright. One of the Charter Members told me that it's an issue and I don't wan to find about this when I start promoting my site and I receive a flow of users on the forums:

[Unknown]

I'm afraid that, after this was brought to my attention, I wasn't that happy, but did have mixed emotions.  In the interest of maximum fairness, I described the issue for the entire team, and tried to take a rough vote.

Unfortunately, it was more or less unanimous that we did not like the change.  I mean to contact the author of that fork of the bridge soon.  However, if you have installed the mod I do not believe (this is just opinion) you are responsible for the breach in contract.  That said, you will not get support here for the bridge unless the copyright is shown as it should be.

-[Unknown]

If you are standing strong on your decision to make such alteration, I just would like everyone using the bridge component to know that you will not receive support from official developers of the forum. Hopefully in the feature this situation will be worked out to where both the communities come to an agreement.

I guess I can understand the point from the SMF perspective.  The present verbage might give the appearance that mambohacks and SMF are organizationally related.

Perhaps SMF would be open to adding a seperate line underneath the present, untouched copyright, such as "Mambo integration provided by Mambo-SMF."  Mambo-SMF is a great mod and deserves its own recognition. 

Seems to me that it would comply with both the letter and the spirit of the copyright requirement.

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