Bug#772417: Re: Bug#772417: Re: Bug#772417: desktop-base: debian/copyright file needs to be updated
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 5:58 PM, Aurélien COUDERC <zecoucou@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
>
>
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