On 10/08/05, Patrice Dumas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally, I feel that this could be better: > > * Just use GPL in Debian for these images (solve problem immediately). > > * Work out what programs use texi2html with the images (I do not > > believe very many do). > > These images are not to be automatically used, they are there only for the > convenience of a user that would want do use the images instead of text for > the buttons. A user has to do manually tweak his init file to use the > images. However my idea was that to save time for those who want to use > images it should be nice to provide them a selection of allready existing > images. > > > * In a months time, see for possible re-dual licensing of the images > > to fix problems for these packages, or give packages the opportunity > > to either not use the images. (In which I believe is possible) > > The images are not needed at all (except in the singular manual). I don't > know personnaly of a manual that use those images. The autotool manual > use another set of images. > > > > Maybe the simplest thing would be to let the images under the GPL such > > > that it is clear that there is no issue regarding redistribution, and > > > have a README in the images directory that states clearly that these > > > images > > > cannot be used (even in the manual if the manual is under the GFDL)? > > Not sure if this would be allowed, d-legal may be able to give us a > > pointer on it. > > When I reread my paragraph it seems that I didn't explained myself correctly. > I wanted to say > > We should licence the images under the GPL, or under a double licence > CC-SA/GPL > and add a README stating something like: > > These images are licences under a CC-SA/GPL licence. These licences > are such that when combined with other works the whole work should > be under the GPL or CC-SA. So you cannot combine the images with other > materials, for example a manual text if the manual text is under a > licence that doesn't allows to be relicenced under the conditions of > the GPL or the CC-SA. For example a manual licenced under the GFDL > or the artlibre licence cannot be combined with the image. > > > > Otherwise the casual user will violate the images licence without even > knowing he is doing so. I believe this is all ok, and above board.
d-legal: can you please make sure that this is not risking breach of the DFSG/etc and advise me so I can package this an a DFSG package when the above suggested changes are made upstream. > > -- > Pat > -- N Jones Proud Debian & FOSS User Debian Maintainer of: html2ps, ipkungfu, dvorak7min & windowlab