Re: covermount cd-rom distribution request
Hi Johan, yes this is fine, as long as you also mention that it is Open Source, and that they can get the source code at http://inkscape.org.
Thanks, Bryce
On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 05:04:02PM +0200, Johan Vandecasteele wrote:
Hello,
I'm Johan Vandecasteele, marketingmanager of Belgium's leading computer consumer magazines Clickx Magazine and PC Magazine. We are including a free covermount cd with our Clickx Magazine n? 122 (June 27 2006), and we would like to include Inkscape on that cd.
Can you please tell us if we can have your permission to do so. Please visit our website www.clickxmagazine.be for information on our magazine. The download link to our mediakit is http://sales.minoc.com/newsletter/MediakitFull_Minoc_2006_ENG.pdf - it will give you some idea of our company and portfolio.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Kind regards,
Johan Vandecasteele
Johan Vandecasteele marketingmanager Minoc Business Press
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On 5/18/06, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> wrote:
Hi Johan, yes this is fine, as long as you also mention that it is Open Source, and that they can get the source code at http://inkscape.org.
As I understand it this would not meet the distribution obligations of the GPL. Section 3 covers it - if you are distributing a binary on a medium such as CD, you have to provide the source code on the same or similar medium (3a), or provide a written offer to provide such medium within 3 years at a cost only covering the media distribution (3b).
The only other method is Section 3c which I don't think would apply here since it is probably counted as commercial distribution (due to the sale of the magazine which included the CD).
Anyway the upshot is, it is usually safest to include the source code tarball on the CD as well as the reference to http://inkscape.org to get the latest code.
Cheers Derek
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 08:49:14AM +0800, Derek Hinchliffe wrote:
On 5/18/06, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> wrote:
Hi Johan, yes this is fine, as long as you also mention that it is Open Source, and that they can get the source code at http://inkscape.org.
As I understand it this would not meet the distribution obligations of the GPL. Section 3 covers it - if you are distributing a binary on a medium such as CD, you have to provide the source code on the same or similar medium (3a), or provide a written offer to provide such medium within 3 years at a cost only covering the media distribution (3b).
The only other method is Section 3c which I don't think would apply here since it is probably counted as commercial distribution (due to the sale of the magazine which included the CD).
Anyway the upshot is, it is usually safest to include the source code tarball on the CD as well as the reference to http://inkscape.org to get the latest code.
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Other magazines have only included the binaries, but if the GPL requires the sourcecode be included, then it would be most proper to also include that.
In any case, it's great to see inkscape included on magazine CD's. I just hope our Dutch translation is not too bad! :-)
Bryce
Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 08:49:14AM +0800, Derek Hinchliffe wrote:
On 5/18/06, Bryce Harrington <bryce@...961...> wrote:
Hi Johan, yes this is fine, as long as you also mention that it is Open Source, and that they can get the source code at http://inkscape.org.
As I understand it this would not meet the distribution obligations of the GPL. Section 3 covers it - if you are distributing a binary on a medium such as CD, you have to provide the source code on the same or similar medium (3a), or provide a written offer to provide such medium within 3 years at a cost only covering the media distribution (3b).
Ah, thanks for the clarification. Other magazines have only included the binaries, but if the GPL requires the sourcecode be included, then it would be most proper to also include that.
Could the meaning of (3b) be stretched and the mention of the availability of the source code at http://inkscape.org be understood as a written offer to provide the source code?
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