Re-posting, initial reply didn't go the list(s):
* Andreas Tille: " Seeking replacement for some Java icons in package
mauve-aligner" (Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:49:04 +0200):
> Hi,
>
> the package mauve-aligner containes some images[1] that are copyrighted
>
> Copyright 2000 by Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> DarkHand16.gif
>
> so ftpmaster has rejected the upload[2]. Upstream says about these icons:
>
> Several of these icons were supplied by Sun as 'stock icons' to be used
> in Java interfaces, and although I'm pretty sure they were intended for
> redistribution I do not have a copy of the license. At least some of the
> other icons were definitely scraped from online sources without careful
> thought about licenses. A few were created by me. If you have
> suggestions for a good place to find freely licensed user interface
> icons it would be very helpful indeed! I would be happy to put in
> replacements with favourable licensing.
>
> While I'm seriously wondering about the fact whether 16x16 and 24x24
> icons are copyrightable I'd be happy about any hints for replacent
> suggestions by free icons for the files
>
> Back16.gif
> Down16.gif
> Forward16.gif
> Home16.gif
> Up16.gif
> Zoom16.gif
> ZoomIn16.gif
> ZoomIn24.gif
> ZoomOut16.gif
> ZoomOut24.gif
>
> Any help would be really welcome.
Since it seems to be possible to use png icons I would recommend to use
those from e.g. gnome-desktop-theme or tango-icon-theme.
Cheers,
Mathias
> [1]
> https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-med/mauve-aligner.git/tree/src/images
> [2]
> https://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debian-med-packaging/2015-June/032563.html
>
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