Re: [Gimp-developer] GIMP license from the GIMP team ?

[C R <cajhne gmail com>]

Why just gimp? Why not include Inkscape, & Scribus, etc. and call it Remote
Design Studio (RDS) for short?

Just a thought.
-C

On 4 Apr 2017 7:48 a.m., "Simon Budig" <simon budig de> wrote:

> Hi Miguel.
>
> Entertainment Mobile wrote:
> > My understanding is that GIMP trademark and logo is free to use
> > according to GPL. However Google Team says that I must have the GIMP
> > team permission in order to use the word "GIMP" in the app name. Do
> > you know how we could obtain the GIMP team permissions to include the
> > word GIMP in the app name taking into account that our app provides
> > access to a GIMP desktop app ?
>
> Well, asking the GIMP team here is a good start.  :)
>
> Personally I consider it a bit misleading to include the name "GIMP"
> into a remote desktop app that happens to be used to connect to a remote
> gimp.
>
> The User Experience for this kind of application will always be tricky,
> since GIMP is designed for the desktop and is not really adjusted to the
> Android UI.
>
> I would prefer to reserve the name "GIMP" for an app that uses gimp's
> technology with a suitable UI layer. While we currently don't have any
> plans to do this it might happen in the future.
>
> I appreciate your efforts and your enthusiasm for gimp, but please try
> to find a different name for your application.
>
> Thank you,
>         Simon
> --
>               simon budig de              http://simon.budig.de/
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