[Gvsig_english] French help for GvSIG

[Fabien Guerreiro]

Users and Developers mailing list <gvsig_internacional at listserv.gva.es>
écrit:
>My understanding is that although the program is released as open source 
>the actual variation released by Generalitat Valenciana is covered by 
>copyright.
Yes I did'nt say there is no copyright, i tried to know what is cover by
copyright.

>
>This means, at least in Australia, that I must get permission to make 
>images of the logo and software. Although under fair use provisions 
>under the copyright act I can extract some images for review and 
>criticism. Copying most, if not all dialogs, may not be considered fair
>use.
>I always find it useful to ask and get permission.
You know, you can sell freeware under GNU if you want :) !
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html

>
>I have actually done this over the last few days, on this list, but no 
>one has replied. I have a desire to prepare some tutorials relevant to 
>Australia and would like permission to present various dialogs, like you 
>have done so well, in my documents. So far no one has answered. 
>Probably;y because gvSIG is actively working on a English manual
>themselves.
In my opinion, noone make any problem when you use various dialogs to make
tutorials... (microsoft too allow we do it with their softwares
http://www.microsoft.com/france/permission/copyrgt/cop-img.htm#screenshot
- sorry it's in frence);
Because tutorials are to explain how it's work, you don't dirty the
author's image, not for criticise, you help for use the soft! moreover
when it's for formation, and for free.
It's difficult to know what you can do or not with all of différents
possibilities you have now...
So, I think, when you create tutorials, you have two choices:
- ask for have permission
- receive a mail where author say to you "remove the resources of your Web
site".

In my own, it's specify when you don't have to do copies of srceen in
copyrights.
All of this is only what I THINK!

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So! nothing with before but congratulation for work of the developpers in
the version 1.9, which have no real bugs, and very nices functionalities!
I like this one!
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Cordialement,

Fabien GUERREIRO

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