On the main GIMP website they had a statement regarding your concerns :

"The terms of usage and rules about copying are clearly listed in the GNU General Public License."

And here is the document : http://www.gimp.org/about/COPYING

..so good luck with the book - feel free to ask for here and there, tips and tricks - I have experiance in DTP / Web design - where I use GIMP + Inkscape for all my works now ( I know also very well Photoshop, Photopaint because I've coming from $MS world ).

[ The only reason because I don't do myself a book about GIMP in romanian language is the lack of time ]

Also, for tips / tricks ( Inkscape + GIMP ) in romanian language - you can try http://nicubunu.ro/
or search in Google for 'Nicu Buculei gimp'.

Alte resurse utile ( probabil ;) ) pentru bibliografie :

http://blog-de-webdesign.blogspot.com/2007/10/tutorial-gimp-pentru-ibunatatirea.html http://www.zona-foto.com/tutoriale-gipm/ http://tutoriale.sapte.ro/

probabil ar fi utile cateva randuri in carte despre licentele Creative Commons, acum disponibile in Romania ( artistii vor avea nevoie de ele ) :

http://creativecommons.org/international/ro/

Mult succes !.

2009/1/8 Irina Rotariu :

hi
i work in education and, during my activities with the kids, they ask me questions about working with images in GIMP. so, my idea is writing a book which helps them use the program. this book would be only for educational purposes, because there are not many students here in Romania who can afford some more expensive alternatives to GIMP, but their talent and possibilities in obtaining excellent results in image manipulation are questionless.
i know that GIMP is a GNU program, but i have some questions about using the GIMP trademark (including name of the program, names of menus or different procedures etc).
i am concerned about the copyright and about the possible fees which i might owe to the GIMP team and developpers. i hope you can give me more info about this, or about the legal procedures to be followed in my situation.
hope to hear from you soon.
best regards,
irina

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Hello Irina:

It don't know if it would help, but there is a reasonable pdf "beginner's guide" in French with a free download at

http://www.scribd.com/doc/7909512/Debuter-Avec-Gimp-2-6

The same group

http://www.aljacom.com/~gimp/

has put together an easier to install---so they say---windows "remix" of the Gimp with easy to install French documentation.

Maybe this can give some ideas.

(Note that I don't quite understand why they felt the need to have their own documentation, but apparently the remix was motivated on the basis of easier installation. I can't judge, given that I don't use Windows.)

Best of luck,

Nicolas Robidoux Universite Laurentienne

2009/1/8 Irina Rotariu wrote:

hi
i work in education and, during my activities with the kids, they ask me questions about working with images in GIMP. so, my idea is writing a book which helps them use the program. this book would be only for educational purposes, because there are not many students here in Romania who can afford some more expensive alternatives to GIMP, but their talent and possibilities in obtaining excellent results in image manipulation are questionless.

Irina,

If you happen to speak Russian, I can provide you two small books on GIMP written by Russian teachers at schools. Content is free, IIRC.

Alexandre