Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
Have there been lawsuits or fines regarding open source cases though? It's funny, for all the times I've heard of for example Microsoft or Adobe or whoever being involved in these evaluations of businesses where they check for licenses etc, and massive levies afterward, (whether the stories were real or created) I've never heard of any open source lawsuits or snares. Just wondering what you meant by testing your luck. Dan ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Daniel Smith opened...@gmail.com wrote: Have there been lawsuits or fines regarding open source cases though? It's funny, for all the times I've heard of for example Microsoft or Adobe or whoever being involved in these evaluations of businesses where they check for licenses etc, and massive levies afterward, (whether the stories were real or created) I've never heard of any open source lawsuits or snares. Just wondering what you meant by testing your luck. Yes, the GPL has been tested in many courts. There are a few examples on the GPL Wikipedia page. Many of the decisions were handed down as judgments, not just as settlements between parties. -- Frank Gore THE place to talk photography! www.FriendlyPhotoZone.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 2:09 AM, Kekko for...@gimpusers.com wrote: Do you mean it is possible to sell GIMP itself? Can I put an item GIMP sw in an invoice? I' don't think it is possible or am I wrong? Yes, you are wrong. You can charge money for distributing Gimp. As long as either: a) you haven't modified it or b) if you have modified it, you can provide all the source code (including modifications) for free or a reasonable cost (ie. at no profit) Anyone can distribute GPL'd software for a fee. It's just not a very successful business model most of the time. -- Frank Gore THE place to talk photography! www.FriendlyPhotoZone.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
Frank Gore (g...@friendlyphotozone.com) wrote: Yes, you are wrong. You can charge money for distributing Gimp. As long as either: a) you haven't modified it or b) if you have modified it, you can provide all the source code (including modifications) for free or a reasonable cost (ie. at no profit) Your distinction between these two cases is not exactly true. Even when you distribute an unmodified Gimp you're required to provide the sourcecode to your customer on request. The easiest way of course is to provide the sourcecode archive on the same medium you use to distribute the Gimp binary, even without the customers request. The fact that the typical free software project has a prominent presence on the net does not release you from the obligation to provide the source code to your customers (think about a project dropping from the net, this would leave your customers out in the dark...). Just a minor nitpick :) Bye, Simon -- si...@budig.de http://simon.budig.de/ ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
thanks all. dan ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:09:21 +0100, Kekko wrote: Do you mean it is possible to sell GIMP itself? Can I put an item GIMP sw in an invoice? I' don't think it is possible or am I wrong? You can, as long as you stay within the requirements of the GPL. -- Jernej Simončič http://eternallybored.org/ ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:40:33 -0500, Frank Gore wrote: Wrong. Nowhere does it say that YOU must personally make the source code available, only that it must be available. In this case, the source code already happens to be readily available all over the web. Only if you modify it and then distribute a binary based on the modified code must you provide the modified source code. Hello, Thank you for your request. The source code you asked about can be downloaded from http://www.gimp.org; FSF's GPL FAQ covers this specific case and says you normally can't do that: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#SourceAndBinaryOnDifferentSites http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#UnchangedJustBinary -- Jernej Simončič http://eternallybored.org/ ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Use GIMP for commercial / business purposes?
But what about fonts? I assume that all fonts would have to be registered, or how do you work that? Just wondering. Dan ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
