RE: xboard : classical chess : graphics assets : donation : preferred/desirable license?
[email protected] Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:51:33 +0000
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------=_Part_600_901428143.1613119893 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The main version of XBoard has been GTK based for many years now. But all= versions of XBoard use the same graphics formats. The primary format is = SVG, so the images can be used for any board size. XBoard would also be a= ble to use PNG format, but this can be used only for one particular board= size without loss of image quality.=0ACompatibility of licences is no is= sue, as the graphics files are not part of the program binary, but loaded= as external data. The XBoard licence (GPL) does not put any restrictions= as to what data the program would be allowed to process. So the only thi= ng that matters is whether the graphics files can be freely used and redi= stributed.=0AOp vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 07:52, "[email protected]" schreef= :=0Aan associate of mine is considering freeing the graphics assets he'd = got developed for one of his commercial chess product.=0Aif those assets = (board + pieces) have to be usable (maybe as default) with xboard, which = license is the most compatible for releasing them? Also, which image form= at should he release them as to allow quick and easy integration with the= existing xboard (as opposed to the upcoming gtk+ based)? ------=_Part_600_901428143.1613119893 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"t= ext/html; charset=3Dutf-8" /></head><body><div data-crea=3D"font-wrapper"= style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px; direction: ltr"><div>The = main version of XBoard has been GTK based for many years now. But all ver= sions of XBoard use the same graphics formats. The primary format is SVG,= so the images can be used for any board size. XBoard would also be able = to use PNG format, but this can be used only for one particular board siz= e without loss of image quality.</div><div><br></div><div>Compatibility o= f licences is no issue, as the graphics files are not part of the program= binary, but loaded as external data. The XBoard licence (GPL) does not p= ut any restrictions as to what data the program would be allowed to proce= ss. So the only thing that matters is whether the graphics files can be f= reely used and redistributed.<br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Tahoma;= font-size: 16px"></div><br><br><div></div><br><br><div data-anchor=3D"re= ply-title">Op vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 07:52, "[email protected]" <mayure= [email protected]> schreef:</div><blockquote><div>an associate of mine is co= nsidering freeing the graphics assets he'd got developed for one of his c= ommercial chess product.<br>if those assets (board + pieces) have to be u= sable (maybe as default) with xboard, which license is the most compatibl= e for releasing them? Also, which image format should he release them as = to allow quick and easy integration with the existing xboard (as opposed = to the upcoming gtk+ based)?</div></blockquote></div></body></html> ------=_Part_600_901428143.1613119893--