Re: Release Team Sprint Results
I've explained this before to you.
GPL'd code using CC-BY-SA resources isn't problematic.
This is like saying GIMP can't edit CC-BY-SA images.
Last year you filed a bug on Joy about this. I closed it.
Thanks.
Paul
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Francesco Poli
<invernomuto@paranoici.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 10:08:18 +0800 Paul Wise wrote:
>
>> I am not any of the responsible people, but:
> [...]
>
> Hello Paul,
> thanks for your kind reply.
>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Francesco Poli wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry if this is not too clear to me: does this message (which was sent
>> > to <debian-devel-announce@l.d.o>) mean that the Jessie default theme
>> > has already been decided?
>>
>> Yes:
>>
>> https://lists.debian.org/debian-desktop/2014/09/msg00002.html
>
> Mmmmh... the cited message states, in part:
>
> [...]
> | > For the scripted / XML parts it’s all based on Joy and former work and
> | > can be published under the same license(s).
> | > The KDM icons are from Joy also.
> | > The main artwork is already stated as CC-BY 3.0 by Juliette on the wiki.
> [...]
>
> Now, as stated on the debian/copyright file of the desktop-base package:
>
> [...]
> | The Joy theme is © 2012 Adrien Aubourg and released under the GPLv2
> | license.
> [...]
> | The Joy plymouth script is Copyright © 2009 Canonical Ltd.,
> | Copyright © 2010 Aurélien COUDERC and Copyright © 2012 Jonathan Carter under
> | the GPLv2+.
> [...]
> | The Joy KDM theme is © 2012 Eshat Cakar and © 2010 Roman Shtylman GPLv2
> | with artwork from Adrien Aubourg under the GPLv2 license.
> [...]
>
> [quoted from
> https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/d/desktop-base/copyright-8.0.0~exp1
> ]
>
> The question is: how can the Lines theme be released under CC-by-v3.0,
> when it's in part based on material available under GPL-v2 ?
> These two licenses are notoriously incompatible with each other.
>
> I think that Juliette Belin should be asked to re-license the Lines
> theme under the terms of the GNU GPL v2.
> Or, at least, to dual-license it.
>
>>
>> > Moreover, are some (or all) of these proposed themes going to be
>> > included in the desktop-base package?
>> > Or just the "chosen one"?
>>
>> Just the chosen one
>>
>> We have wanted multiple theme packages in Debian for a long time but
>> it hasn't happened yet.
> [...]
>
> That's unfortunate. Things like boot loader or display manager themes
> should be made easy to choose for the system administrator...
>
>
>
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