Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-13 Thread David Neary
Hi,

Mike Meyer wrote:
> Actually, the GPL says "for a charge no more than your cost of
> physically performing the source distribution", without a word about
> the cost of the media. In particular, this leaves the issue of what
> you charge for the *time* taken to make the distribution. If you farm
> out burning CD's for the binary to a mass duplication facility, but do
> the source distribution by hand, it's even possible to charge more for
> the source distribution than you do for the binary distribution,
> because the difference in copying methods leads to a difference in
> cost.

Interesting. I have this image of someone hand-copying the source
code to paper, then re-checking it, then posting it, and charging
$25 an hour. :) 

Cheers,
Dave.

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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread Carol Spears
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 05:53:57PM +0800, steve hudson wrote:
> You will be pleased to know the GIMP is making handsome profits for this 
> eBay pirate with no reference to the real name:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43454&item=3873402992
> 
> userID freashlearning
> 
> where do you report this to??? Can someone do it for me I am just passing 
> thru
> 
whenever this has happened before, the suggestion was always to tell
ebay about it.  ebay actually has more to work with to prevent this from
happening than the gpl does.

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/contact_inline/index.html might be the
place to start.

carol

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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread David Neary
Hi,

steve hudson wrote:
> i think you'll find somewhere in GPL you cant distribute it under another 
> name and have no reference to GPL on the site

You're getting copyright (the licence) and trademarks (the name)
mixed up.

There is nothing preventing me from releasing what's in GIMP CVS
as "Dave's Paint Program". I must release it under the GPL. That
means, I must include a file with the GPL in the package I sell
you. You can then request the source code, which I must provide
to you, charging no more than the cost of the media it comes on.

> and if this is the way GPL works you need to seriously rethink it

It's been pretty well thought out before.

Cheers,
Dave.

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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread steve hudson
i think you'll find somewhere in GPL you cant distribute it under another 
name and have no reference to GPL on the site

and if this is the way GPL works you need to seriously rethink it


From: 
To: steve hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:50:31 +0100
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 11:45:13AM +0100, Marc Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> "free" refers to the terms that source code is distributed at no extra
> charge and with full modification rights, not to the actual price.

Actually, the GPL FAQ says:
 Does the GPL allow me to charge a fee for downloading the program
 from my site?
 Yes. You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the
 program. If you distribute binaries by download, you must provide
 "equivalent access" to download the source--therefore, the fee to
 download source may not be greater than the fee to download the
 binary.
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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread pcg
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 11:45:13AM +0100, Marc Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> "free" refers to the terms that source code is distributed at no extra
> charge and with full modification rights, not to the actual price.

Actually, the GPL FAQ says:

 Does the GPL allow me to charge a fee for downloading the program
 from my site?

 Yes. You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the
 program. If you distribute binaries by download, you must provide
 "equivalent access" to download the source--therefore, the fee to
 download source may not be greater than the fee to download the
 binary.

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Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread pcg
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 05:59:29PM +0800, steve hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> You will be pleased to know the GIMP is making handsome profits for this 
> eBay pirate with no reference to the real name:

It might shock you, but it's completey legal, at least in most jurisdictions.

The (GPL) license puts some requirements on distribution, but you don't
have to mention the terms in the advertising for it, nor must it be
distributed for free.

"free" refers to the terms that source code is distributed at no extra
charge and with full modification rights, not to the actual price.

(see the GPL FAQ at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html for more info)

It is possible that those two fail to fulfill the licensing requirements,
but to know that you must buy the software and check.

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RE: [Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread regis rampnoux

On 12-Feb-2005 steve hudson wrote:
>You will be pleased to know the GIMP is making handsome profits
>for this eBay pirate with no reference to the real name:

And other softwares on the same page are freeware and probably under
copyright! He uses also the Ebay logo on the CDs... Do you have send an
email to eBay Australia? 
His website does not exist now...  

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[Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread steve hudson
You will be pleased to know the GIMP is making handsome profits for this 
eBay pirate with no reference to the real name:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43454&item=3873402992
userID freashlearning
where do you report this to??? Can someone do it for me I am just passing 
thru

HERE IS ANOTHER WITH NO REFERENCE TO LICENCE
http://home.iprimus.com.au/ozcolour/gimp.htm
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[Gimp-user] GIMP RENAMED and sold on eBay

2005-02-12 Thread steve hudson
You will be pleased to know the GIMP is making handsome profits for this 
eBay pirate with no reference to the real name:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43454&item=3873402992
userID freashlearning
where do you report this to??? Can someone do it for me I am just passing 
thru

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