Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP 2.8.16 on VDI Platform

[Michael Schumacher]

On 5/12/20 2:36 AM, Software Manager via gimp-user-list wrote:

> Hello Team,

Hi Shravani,

> As you know due to COVID-19, all the Academic Institutes across
> Australia have compulsorily planned to deliver the Academic
> requirements to be accessed from home, as such Latrobe University is
> no exception.

> In the light of present situation Latrobe is building a VDI (Virtual
> Desktop Interface) for staff and students to access the software and
> have a distance learning environment. I am aware that GIMP 2.8.16 is
> a freeware with no restrictions of usage, however I could not find
> any limitations/restrictions related to Virtual Desktop Interface on
> your website.

> Thanks & Regards
> Shravani Gopishetty

you won't find such restrictions and limitations on www.gimp.org because
GIMP is distributed as Free Software as specified in the Free Software
Foundation's Free Software definition.

Quoting from https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, you have the
following four essential freedoms:

"
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).

The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.

The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).

The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to
benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition
for this.
"

This doesn't leave any room for usage restrictions - this is the
definition's purpose, and is considered a good thing :)


But please, do consider to offer a more recent version of GIMP than
2.8.16 - the current stable version is 2.10.18.


--
Regards,
Michael
GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD

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[Gimp-user] GIMP 2.8.16 on VDI Platform

[Software Manager via gimp-user-list]

Hello Team,

As you know due to COVID-19, all the Academic Institutes across Australia have 
compulsorily planned to deliver the Academic requirements to be accessed from 
home, as such Latrobe University is no exception.

In the light of present situation Latrobe is building a VDI (Virtual Desktop 
Interface) for staff and students to access the software and have a distance 
learning environment. I am aware that GIMP 2.8.16 is a freeware with no 
restrictions of usage, however I could not find any limitations/restrictions 
related to Virtual Desktop Interface on your website.

Does your Software Licensing Agreement allow a Virtual Interface / Access for 
GIMP 2.8.16.

Latrobe would really appreciate your co-operation and assistance in helping us 
in this situation.
Kindly enlighten us if we can proceed in providing a Virtual Environment Access 
to students.

Awaiting a quick response.

Thanks & Regards
Shravani Gopishetty

IT Asset Officer
Information Services | La Trobe University | Victoria 3086
T: +61 3 9479 8837 | M: +61 481 372 327 | E: 
s.gopishe...@latrobe.edu.au | 
www.latrobe.edu.au
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