Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-26 Thread Nikola M
On 09/18/15 09:34 PM, C R wrote: It's odd and strange to walk into FOSS world form the corporate one. I want to get these companies (and professional users) up and going quickly with GIMP as fast and easily as possible, It would be great for new users to know that they can actually, actively

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-22 Thread Nikola M
Code stays GPL, code gets released, but in practice, binaries can include other glued blobs that are not GPL.(after compilation). Examples are Oracle Solaris and RedHat, SuSE etc. where binaries are available by user subscription/payment and binaries usage right are clearly different then GPL

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
The point of the intro is not to advise them of ALL their rights in one paragraph. That's what the GNU license page is for, and also the FOSS link. Those are complete references to all their rights under the GPL, and they are included as links in this intro. So filling in the gaps with quick

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
I have also changed the spelling of licence to license since that's how it is all over the gnu website. lol Guess the Americans win this round. ;) On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:40 PM, C R wrote: > I included a reminder about the warranty it because it's included in big > bold

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Gez
El vie, 18-09-2015 a las 20:15 +0200, Nikola M escribió: > On 09/18/15 07:10 PM, Gez wrote: > > I wonder if saying that the only license pertains to the source > > code. > > I'd say that the binaries are also covered by the license, since > > you > > are obligued to make the source code available

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Gez
El vie, 18-09-2015 a las 21:23 -0300, Gez escribió: > It has NOTHING to do with the license. The license for GPL licensed > work is and will be always GPL unless you're the only person who > wrote > the original code and therefor you keep the right of re-licensing it > to > whatever license you

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 09/18/2015 11:52 AM, Nikolam wrote: > On 9/17/15, srikanth wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> Thank You very Much for the information. > > Of course GPL license is about source code and Binaries can have > another license, No. -- Regards, Michael GPG:

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Nikola M
On 09/18/15 07:10 PM, Gez wrote: I wonder if saying that the only license pertains to the source code. I'd say that the binaries are also covered by the license, since you are obligued to make the source code available when you distribute the binaries. Source code is covered and source

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
18 сент. 2015 г. 21:15 пользователь "Nikola M" написал: > > On 09/18/15 07:10 PM, Gez wrote: >> >> I wonder if saying that the only license pertains to the source code. >> I'd say that the binaries are also covered by the license, since you >> are obligued to make the source code available when

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 09/18/2015 08:15 PM, Nikola M wrote: > On 09/18/15 07:10 PM, Gez wrote: >> I wonder if saying that the only license pertains to the source code. >> I'd say that the binaries are also covered by the license, since you >> are obligued to make the source code available when you distribute the >>

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
I included a reminder about the warranty it because it's included in big bold letters in the about information for GIMP. I have no basis for judging whether that's necessary or not, other than someone thought it was worth shouting digitally about. :) -C On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:13 PM, Gez

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Nikolam
Yes, Oracle Solaris and RedHat are examples where binaries are licensed as company that is distributing binaries seems fit.But source is available that other users can make binaries if they use their own bending (CentOS, Fedora). Not to mention forks like LibreOffice from OpenOffice etc. or

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread srikanth
net.com Cc: gimp-developer Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization There is no license to use the software. The only license for the GIMP pertains to the code it's self (altering it, etc). You are free to install and use the GIMP on as many machines as you

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Nikolam
On 9/17/15, srikanth wrote: > Dear All, > > > > Thank You very Much for the information. Of course GPL license is about source code and Binaries can have another license, In this case, binaries are also leaved freely to use and distribute. This are my

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Michael Schumacher
On 09/18/2015 04:33 PM, C R wrote: > I'd patch the new website code thusly: > http://opendesignstudio.org/gimp/about/ > > My thought is the majority of people coming to the site are not going to be > interested in altering the code, but rather using it. > Thoughts? Please check that your text

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
Does not contradict. It however, does not mention the four freedoms verbatim however (neither did the previous text that was there). Maybe it should? On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote: > > > On 09/18/2015 04:33 PM, C R wrote: > > I'd patch the new

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
I have added a hyperlink to "Free and Open Source Software", that links to https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html My thought is the gnu.org page explains the freedoms of all open source software well enough. I've only filled in the direct implications of the four freedoms for GIMP software

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
I'd patch the new website code thusly: http://opendesignstudio.org/gimp/about/ My thought is the majority of people coming to the site are not going to be interested in altering the code, but rather using it. When most users think of software licences for graphics programs, it generally has less

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 4:11 PM, C R wrote: > Feel free to use my description on the website. Where would you like it to show up? Just in case, we already have a new FAQ on the new website, and it answers this question in layman's terms. Alex ___

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Nikolam wrote: > Yes, Oracle Solaris and RedHat are examples where binaries are licensed as > company that is distributing binaries seems fit. Please name an example of GPL software binaries relicensed by Red Hat. > Not to mention forks like LibreOffice from

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread C R
Feel free to use my description on the website. I can submit a patch for it also if that's desirable. On 18 Sep 2015 2:04 pm, "Alexandre Prokoudine" < alexandre.prokoud...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Nikolam wrote: > > Yes, Oracle Solaris and RedHat are examples where

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Gez
El vie, 18-09-2015 a las 14:10 -0300, Gez escribió: > "The program itself is governed by the terms of the GNU General > Public > License (GPL) which ensures that users have freedom to use the > program > with any purpose, study and modify its source code and share > modifications to the

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-18 Thread Gez
El vie, 18-09-2015 a las 16:03 +0100, C R escribió: > I have added a hyperlink to "Free and Open Source Software", that > links to > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > > My thought is the gnu.org page explains the freedoms of all open > source > software well enough. I've only filled

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-17 Thread Marco Ciampa
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 09:12:03PM +0100, C R wrote: > There is no license to use the software. The only license for the GIMP > pertains to the code it's self (altering it, etc). You are free to install > and use the GIMP on as many machines as you want, free of charge, for any > purpose you like.

Re: [Gimp-developer] Reg:Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization

2015-09-16 Thread C R
There is no license to use the software. The only license for the GIMP pertains to the code it's self (altering it, etc). You are free to install and use the GIMP on as many machines as you want, free of charge, for any purpose you like. Please keep in mind that there is no warranty. You retain