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About using the Licence Ouverte 2.0 in commercial projects

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Created on 23 February 2025, 1 day ago

Problem/Motivation

Hello,

I’m interested in using this Drupal theme, which is licensed under the Licence Ouverte 2.0. After reviewing the license terms, I understand that its main purpose is to allow the reuse of public information, but it also states that anyone can use it to distribute information under these conditions.

My question is:
👉 Is it possible to use software under this license in a commercial project without any additional restrictions?

Specifically, I’d like to confirm:
- Whether the license allows redistribution and modification of the software for commercial purposes.
- If there are any specific limitations for private companies or entities outside the French public administration.

I’d really appreciate any clarification on this. Thanks in advance! 😊

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1.3

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🇪🇸Spain psf_ Huelva

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  • Comment about 12 hours ago →
    🇫🇷France boilleym

    Hello!

    First of all, thanks for your interest in our theme.

    As everything in french administration, this topic is a little bit complicated. There are two concepts to distinguish : the design and the source code:

    • 🇫🇷 The french govt Design System itself (DSFR), as described on the official DSFR website, has its own terms of use (CGU for "conditions générales d'utilisation") described by a French legal directive. These terms restrict the use of the Design System to French government websites only.
    • 📄 The materialization of this Design System in the form of source code (HTML/CSS/JS) and, further, the Drupal Theme, are subjects to an open license.


    In summary, anyone has the right to retrieve, modify, and distribute the DSFR source code. However, only a government operator or administration is allowed to use the DSFR design for his website.

    This distinction between the two concepts aims to restrict the use of the DSFR while allowing developers of French government websites to freely appropriate the source code and adapt it to any technical stack.

    I hope this answer your question :)

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