Paul Wise <p...@debian.org> writes: > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh wrote: > > > Which of vector format of pic are FOSS? such as svg? > > The format of vector images isn't relevant, the license is what makes > a vector image FOSS or not.
That's only half-true. A non-free license (or the absence of a license) can make a work non-free. But a free license is not sufficient, and the format of the work can matter. There are some formats which are effectively opaque to free software. These works, then, are in a format which prevents the recipient from effectively exercising their freedoms, regardless of the copyright license of the document. Adobe Illustrator, for example, saves its vector data in a format which cannot effectively be edited in anything else. That means that, no matter the copyright license of the resulting document, it would be disingenuous to call the document free. -- \ “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… | `\ It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in | _o__) the opposite direction.” —Albert Einstein | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/7wehlwf29s....@benfinney.id.au