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   Alexandre Oliva (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 22:43:47 JST Alexandre Oliva

   in reply to

   • Karl Fogel
   • Martin Owens :inkscape:
   except that Red Hat found a trick to punish users for enjoying the freedom they deserve, whereas it looks like @doctormo's business would respect their freedom. if that is the case, way to go!
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     Karl Fogel (kfogel@kfogel.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 22:43:48 JST Karl Fogel

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     • Karl Fogel
     • Martin Owens :inkscape:
     @doctormo I should add: even if it weren't classic, you should still go for it! :-) But what you're talking about is, in form, a large part of Red Hat's business, and others', so there's plenty of precedent here. Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
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     Karl Fogel (kfogel@kfogel.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 22:43:49 JST Karl Fogel

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     • Martin Owens :inkscape:
     @doctormo This is a classic FOSS business model. Go for it!
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     Martin Owens :inkscape: (doctormo@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 22:43:50 JST Martin Owens :inkscape:

     We've had another #school ask for a certified #inkscape from the project. Various laws have required #software vendors to tick boxes, but we're not a company as a project.

     But I am a company as a person.

     Would is be silly to sell an Inkscape for Schools and do all the certification work? Put in some custom graphics and maybe strip out the extensions manager and limit the clipart library importer (two inet access tools)

     The code would still be foss, but the cert dist would be paid. Thoughts?