Frederic Bouvier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I am searching material on the web to make textures, and > often, we have to ask permission to use an image or a > drawing that is not free nor in the public domain. > > Is it acceptable for us that the owner of the material > wants to restrict the usage for FlightGear only ? > I know that GPL allow to charge distribution fees so a > non commercial usage restriction is not acceptable. > What are the other restrictions that we can accept and > what are the ones we cannot ? >
<disclaimer>Note, that I am not a lawyer.</disclaimer> We really cannot accept any restrictions beyond GPL. Generally I have specifically asked to have the material released for a GPL project. Releases need to be GPL or less (e.g. totally unrestricted). There is no guarantee that it won't be included in a charged for freeware disk, or linux distribution. Also I would think that the project could not guarantee that we would pursue violations if for example someone stole a texture for a commercial MSFS add on. It is really beyond our control unless a particular violation is so egregious that Curt decides to gather up a collection for legal fees. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
