Resolution:
The Inkscape Board approves a purchase by Conservancy lawyers of Digital
Fashion Pro for purposes of establishing evidence of GPL violation, in
the amount of up to $250.
Proposal:
A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
following matter.
[ ] a. Approve purchase of Digital Fashion Pro by the
Conservancy lawyers, up to $250.
[ ] b. Approve purchase of Digital Fashion Pro by the
Conservancy lawyers, at any price.
[ ] b. Do not approve purchase
Votes:
Bryce Harrington a
Tavmjong Bah a
Josh Andler a
Jon Cruz a
Ted Gould a
Background:
Hi guys,
It's been brought to our attention that there is a company selling
software called Digital Fashion Pro, which in actuality is just Inkscape
with some templates thrown in, and a price tag in the hundreds or
thousands of dollars. It appears they neither mention that the software
is open source under the GPL, nor make offers of source code for
download, which is a GPL violation.
In order to establish legal proof of the violation, Conservancy needs to
verify the lack of source offer, and to do that they need to examine a
purchased copy of the software. Their policy is to ask the infringed
project (i.e. us) to foot the bill for that copy. If it is found that
the company is in fact in violation, they will be asked (or legally
required) to repay this amount. They may also be required to pay legal
fees, and to come into compliance with the GPL.
The price of the software has varied during the time of observation.
Currently it is "on sale" for $200, but I've seen it offered at $500
and even $1500.
Please see below for the Conservancy's estimation of the likely
best/typical/worst case resolution of this.
Bryce
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