Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga use license (commercial use?) & Ekiga/Diamondcard software questions

[Yannick <sevmek free fr>]

Le mercredi 16 octobre 2013 à 00:34 -0400, zanaglen aol com a écrit :
> Hello folks.
>
> I just joined this forum in hopes that you all would be so kind as to
> help me answer a couple questions.
>
>
> First, in case this is helpful information in answering my questions:
>
> I am looking to use my home PC to: (1) make outgoing phone calls to
> others with land lines and mobile phones; and to: (2) receive incoming
> phone calls from others with land lines and mobile phones.
>
>
> My first question:
>
> I saw the GNU license for Ekiga at:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
>
> (I apologize if the answer to my next question is there.  I wasn't
> able to find it.)
>
> Can you please tell me if it is permissible under the Ekiga use
> license to use the Ekiga software & Ekiga soft phone to make/receive
> phone calls with my home PC (as stated above) for the purposes of
> seeking/soliciting and conducting business (for a self-employed
> independent freelance home-based business)?
Yes, you can. In fact this licence grant you the right to use this
software for any purpose.

Here is the license :
https://git.gnome.org/browse/ekiga/tree/COPYING?id=EKIGA_4_0_1

The interesting part for you is :
"Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not
covered by this License; they are outside its scope.  The act of
running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program
is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the
Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).
Whether that is true depends on what the Program does."

> And my next questions:
>
> I hope you don't mind my asking -- If Diamondcard has its own soft
> phone, then do I still require the Ekiga software & Ekiga soft phone?


Any software using the SIP protocol will do, no matter if endorsed by
diamondcard.us.

But please consider you are then using 2 thing : the ekiga software and
a service provided by diamondcard. You should check if diamondcard is
suitable for your activity. Ekiga and diamondcard are not directly
related.
> If not, what would be the benefits of using the Ekiga software & Ekiga
> soft phone over using the Diamondcard software & Diamondcard soft
> phone? (assuming that what I would use it for was to be limited to
> what I stated above towards the beginning of this e-mail)
It's up to you to do the comparison and find what better suits you. We
are committed to standards.

Best regards,
Yannick
> Thanks much!
> Glen from Illinois, USA
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