On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Aurélien COUDERC <zecou...@free.fr> wrote: > Le 08/12/2014 11:38, Francesco Poli a écrit : >> The following part looks problematic: >> >> | The Lines KSplash theme is © 2013 Martin Klapetek, © 2014 Aurélien Couderc >> | under the GPLv2 with artwork from Juliette Taka Belin, Nuno Pinheiro under >> the >> | GPLv2 license. >> >> First of all, the artwork by Juliette is not under the GPL v2 or any >> later version, not under the GPL v2 (only). >> But the question is: are the other artwork also under the GPL v2 or any >> later version? It's not too clear from the description, but, *in case* >> the Lines KSplash theme is derived from the artwork by Juliette which >> is based on the Debian “Open Use” Logo (with the “Debian” label), we >> could again face the issue due to LGPLv3 / GPLv2 incompatibility... >> Please check with the relevant copyright holders and update the >> debian/copyright file accordingly. > After checking : > - we’re talking about the script that is © 2013 Martin Klapetek, © 2014 > Aurélien Couderc under the GPLv2+ (not just v2) > - the artwork is a from Juliette Taka Belin (GPLv2+) and the Oxygen Icon > Theme contributors (LGPLv3+) > > http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/o/oxygen-icons/oxygen-icons_4.14.0-1_copyright > > I propose the following : > | The Lines KSplash script is © 2013 Martin Klapetek, © 2014 Aurélien > Couderc > | under the GPLv2 or any later version. > | > | The artwork for the Lines KSplash theme is © 2014 Juliette Taka Belin > under > | the GPLv2 or any later version and © 2007-2014 from the Oxygen Icon Theme > | contributors under the LGPLv3 or any later version. > > > And we were missing the 2012 copyright for Eshat Cakar for login box of > the Lines KDM themes : > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Roj > that is not Adrien’s work as I thought but Eshat’s (fortunately under > GPLv2+). > > >> There may be issues with the following parts, as well: >> >> | The Joy GDM is © 2012 Paul Tagliamonte GPLv2, with work >> | from all the previous authors of that file, and artwork from Adrien >> Aubourg under >> | the GPLv3 license. >> | >> | The Joy KDM theme is © 2012 Eshat Cakar and © 2010 Roman Shtylman GPLv2 >> | with artwork from Adrien Aubourg under the GPLv3 license. >> | >> | The Joy KSplash theme is © 2012 Eshat Cakar, Nuno Pinheiro, Riccardo >> Iaconelli GPLv2 >> | with artwork from Adrien Aubourg under the GPLv3 license. >> | >> | The Joy grub theme is © 2012 Paul Tagliamonte GPLv2, using artwork from >> Adrien >> | Aubourg licensed under GPLv3 license. >> >> Any of these four themes may be troublesome, if is a work derived from >> GPLv3 artwork and from GPLv2 parts is created. >> Since the Joy artwork by Adrien Aubourg was previously licensed under >> the GPLv2 and has subsequently been re-licensed under the GPLv3 >> (without modifying the artwork itself, if I understand correctly: >> please confirm!), then we may solve the issues with these four themes >> by stating that: "The Joy theme is © 2012 Adrien Aubourg and released >> under the GPL license, version 2 or 3." > Adrien nicely accepted to relicense the Joy theme under the GPLv2+ so it > solves the incompatibilities. I’ll update the copyrights. > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianArt/Themes/Joy > As Adrien mentioned, it would be good to impose GPLv2+ for future theme > contributions to avoid headaches for too many people.
This is all nonsense for the cases we've been hitting, there's *zero* reason to force CC-BY to become GPL when you don't combine the work. This is like saying all images with GIMP need to be GPL licensed. It's just absurd. I'm done with this FUD :) Paul > > Then I propose dropping : > > | The Joy grub theme is © 2012 Paul Tagliamonte GPLv2, using artwork from > Adrien > | Aubourg licensed under GPLv3 license. > > That « theme » is the grub background and like the Joy wallpaper is > strictly based on Adrien’s work + debian open logo without debian, so > it’s already covered by the global copyright statement about the Joy theme. > I see the statement as more noise than information. > > I also removed mentions of the « splashy » spacefun theme as splashy is > not used anymore on recent desktops. > >> Another issue could be: >> >> | Spacefun plymouth theme is © 2010 Aurelien Couderc and released under the >> GPLv3 >> | license, using artwork from Valessio S. Brito. >> >> I am not sure: is the part of the Spacefun plymouth theme that's >> copyrighted by you a script that loads Valessio's artwork? Or is >> something that combines with Valessio's artwork, thus creating a whole >> work derived from both parts? >> In the former case I can see no problems; in the latter case, there's >> again an incompatibility issue (GPLv2 vs. GPLv3). > Hard to say really. The copyright is for the script, the script uses > artwork elements to build what’s displayed, where do we stand ?… > Anyway I hereby relicense the script under the GPLv2+, and will update > the script and copyright file accordingly. > > > All that is committed to the repository, would you mind reviewing again > the latest version ? > (Revision 342). > > > Thanks, > --Aurélien > > -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org