That is exactly what I was aiming for when I said, find a wording. A simple letter that explains, that the GPL enables anybody to use Blender for whatever they want and how long they want. Therefore also Skoda. I didn't think of a letter along the lines: I hereby grant Skoda (...) the rights to use x seats for y time. That would indeed have implications.
Am 18. Oktober 2019 07:45:35 MESZ schrieb Zack Brown <zacha...@gmail.com>: >Hi, > >I'm not connected with blender development, I just love blender with a >full >heart. And I'm not a lawyer. Nor do I know anything whatsoever. In >fact, >just forget I wrote anything here at all. > >> I am sure that Mr. Ton Roosedaal will find a wording that asures your >company > >I think there might be unwanted implications, if Ton or anyone else >gives a >legally binding document to someone, that in any way differs from the >actual license used in the blender code. It's possible that such a >letter >might constitute a new license, that Ton could be held responsible for >if >he's not legally able to offer such a thing. Or if it turned out he >*was* >legally able to offer it, it might represent a terrible loophole to the >existing license, that Tomas's company (or anyone who acquired that >company's assets in the future) could exploit if they so chose. > >It seems like Tomas's company is confused. Rather than cement that >confusion by trying to satisfy them, by giving something that they will >probably regard as legally binding, with no end of future nightmares, >maybe >it makes more sense to just try to explain the true situation to them, >and >help bring them to a better understanding of open source. They already >have >the right to use blender. They just need a little help to realize that. >But >something on Blender Foundation letterhead, signed by someone in a >position >to sign things, and making various assurances, to a group of people who >don't understand the situation, seems like it's asking for trouble. > >Be well, >Zack > > >On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 6:55 AM Markus Mayer <mar...@chalybeum.de> >wrote: > >> Hello Tomas, >> first of all thank you for your interest in Blender and your >engagement to >> bring it into Skoda. >> For a written and signed personalized license from the Blender >Foundation >> you should contact them directly. I am sure that Mr. Ton Roosedaal >will >> find a wording that asures your company that they can use Blender for >as >> long as you want, on how many seats as you want. >> The funny thing is that the software itself is redistributable. So if >Ton >> has no time, I will send you a copy with a written permission under >said >> terms. Or you could just do it yourself. >> While all of this would be perfectly legal, I believe you want >something >> with a nice Blender Foundation header. >> So please point your request directly to: >> foundat...@blender.org >> >> Greetings, >> Markus Mayer >> >> Disclaimer: I am neither a developer nor in any form acting on >behalve of >> the Blender Foundation. This is just a friendly support service >provided by >> a member of the Blender user community. >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> Bf-committers@blender.org >> https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >> > > >-- >Zack Brown >_______________________________________________ >Bf-committers mailing list >Bf-committers@blender.org >https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Gerät mit K-9 Mail gesendet. _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers