Techie Question about GNU

[LordThing]

Does GNU or Open Source programs allow semi-commercial use in it's EULA?

Here is the situation. We have a large number of field reps with digi-cams in the field. Normally we have been purchasing picture it or other apps to allow them to edit photos (resize, crop, very simple editing). Anyway, they want to move to a single app and single platform to train on.

Of course they want to use something free or built in if possible, but with a network ranging from win9x machines up to XP, you need something semi-cross platform. I prefer Irfanview but we really can't legally do it under it's EULA because we are not a education or home user.


Any ideas?

 

[notfred]

It's like 2 pages long, just read it.

 

[Kilrsat]

Read over the particular license you're interested in.

Here's a nice list of the most popular:

Open Source Licenses

 

[LordThing]

From my non legal reading, I am assuming we are permitted to use the program as long as we are not using it for our own profit (ie putting it in an item we are selling). So, anyone know of a good simple graphic viewer/editor? Honestly, the basic function would to be open jpegs and to resize them and that would be all they would need.

Kinda been scanning sourceforge, but it's slow going.

 

[Christoph]

Free photo editors for Windows

Pricelessware free graphics SW

Are your users only on Windows, or a mix of Win/Linux?

 

[Beattie]

Very basically, you can use it all you want, but if you modify the source, you must provide the modifications for free to anyone that wants them. Also, you can't license any derivitive works under a more restrictive license.

 

[Jzero]

You can use it for commercial use or otherwise. GNU GPL makes no distinction.