RE: xboard : classical chess : graphics assets : donation : preferred/desirable license?
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Thanks for the detailed response. Can graphics assets be released under the GPL? If yes, any advice on how to choose between v2 and v3 would be welcome.= If no, any advice on a suitable license for free use and redistribution= would be welcome. On Friday, February 12, 2021 02:21 PM IST, [email protected] wrote: = > 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 form= at is SVG, so the images can be used for any board size. XBoard would a= lso be able to use PNG format, but this can be used only for one partic= ular board size without loss of image quality. > Compatibility of licences is no issue, as the graphics files are not = part of the program binary, but loaded as external data. The XBoard lic= ence (GPL) does not put any restrictions as to what data the program wo= uld be allowed to process. So the only thing that matters is whether th= e graphics files can be freely used and redistributed. > Op vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 07:52, "[email protected]" schreef: > an associate of mine is considering freeing the graphics assets he'd = got developed for one of his commercial chess product. > if 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 format should he release them as to allow quick and e= asy integration with the existing xboard (as opposed to the upcoming gt= k+ based)?