Quoting Alpár Jüttner <al...@cs.elte.hu>: >> You don't need permission as long as you follow the rules of the >> license. As Gimp is under the GPL the most important rule is to add the >> source code on the CD too. > > By the way, isn't it enough to publish it on the net? E.g. one could > provide a link to the gimp website for the original source, plus publish > their modification on their own website (or include only these parts on > the CD)?
No, it is not sufficient. There are some alternatives to including the source code on the CD, but the easiest solution is to just include the source code. By doing this, all obligations are fulfilled at the time the CD is distributed. The source code for GIMP is about 15Mb which, while not insubstantial, should not be overly taxing on a 700Mb CD. If the distributor would rather, the source code could be provided on a second CD which is provided to the recipient in the same package. If the source code is not included with the GIMP CD, the distributor is obligated to provide that source code for a period of three years following the distribution of the CD. The distributor may charge a nominal fee for processing such a request. The Software Freedom Law Center has produced a nice guide for distributing GPL software which is available at: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/compliance-guide.html _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
