[Digikam-users] Picasa for Linux

[Caulier Gilles]

Le Samedi 27 Mai 2006 01:35 PM, Dudas Gabor a écrit :
> Daniel Bauer wrote:
> > Am Freitag, 26. Mai 2006 22:01 schrieb Caulier Gilles:
> >  > Le Vendredi 26 Mai 2006 09:08 PM, wayne a écrit :
> >  > > Google has released Picasa for Linux.
> >  > >
> >  > > http://picasa.google.com/linux/
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Wayne
> >  >
> >  > Thisis not a real port of Picasa under linux API. It's use Wine :
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > "This software uses these open source technologies: WINE, Mozilla."
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > from http://picasa.google.com/linux/download.html !!!
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Gilles
> >
> > Plus: it's extremely "unlinux":
> >
> > " Picasa for Linux isn’t open source; it uses a carefully tested version
> > of Wine to run the current Windows version of Picasa. Wine itself is an
> > open-source implementation of the Windows API. It runs on top of the X
> > Window System and Linux or Unix."
> >
> > (http://picasa.google.com/linux/faq.html#24)
> >
> > and from http://picasa.google.com/linux/eula.html:
> >
> > "You agree not to modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works
> > from, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise attempt to
> > derive source code from the Picasa Software"
> >
> > "The Picasa Software may communicate with Google's servers to check for
> > available updates to the Picasa Software..."
> >
> > "By installing the Picasa Software and not disabling the automated check
> > for Updates, you hereby agree to automatically request and receive
> > Updates from Google's servers."
> >
> > "If you send a request to Google’s servers, we record standard log
> > information, including Internet Protocol addresses and information
> > related to your request. We also log information about the installation
> > process and your system and settings when you download Picasa."
> >
> > Quite high costs for "free software", isn't it?
> >
> > Daniel
>
> All what I can say:
>
> LONG LIVE TO DIGIKAM :)

This is the purpose of opensource software... and this is why i'm motivated to 
develop digiKam... and also because i'm passionate by digital photography 
(:=)))...

Gilles