-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:05:58 +0000 > Von: "Alpár Jüttner" <alpar@xxxxxxxxxx> > An: Michael Schumacher <schumaml@xxxxxx> > CC: gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: Re: Gimp on a Commercial CD-Rom ? > > > > 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)? > > > > This is handled by the FAQ: > > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#SourceAndBinaryOnDifferentSites > > That text is just as fussy as the whole GPL license. It may be because > of my poor English, The GNU GPL is available in several translation, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-translations.html Some of the sites might also offer translations of the FAQ, I didn't check this though. > but even after reading it twice, I have no idea if > it is legal for example (assuming I made some extension to GIMP) > * to sell a CD with my version of GIMP and provide the its source > on my web-site. This is covered by an FAQ entry: http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DistributeWithSourceOnInternet GNU GPL v3 does make this legal; it's also common for GNU GPL v2 software, but you are required to ship the source by other means if someone requests this. > * to provide the source of my changes on my site, add a link to > GIMP website without any agreement, but periodically check if > gimp.org and the gimp project is alive, and publish the source > on my site only if they are dead. No. See http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DistributingSourceIsInconvenient It's in your own best interest to provide the source. Otherwise you're unnecessarily providing leverage to someone who might be looking for a reason to get your company into legal trouble. HTH, Michael -- Jetzt 1 Monat kostenlos! GMX FreeDSL - Telefonanschluss + DSL für nur 17,95 Euro/mtl.!* http://dsl.gmx.de/?ac=OM.AD.PD003K11308T4569a _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
