RE[2]: xboard : classical chess: graphics assets : donation : preferred/desirable license?
[email protected] Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:08:24 +0000
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------=_Part_781_173012927.1613124504 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GPL is a license for computer source code. I don't think it is suitable f= or graphics files.=0APerhaps someone that knows more about licenses in ge= neral than me can suggest a good license.=0AOp vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 10:5= 7, "[email protected]" schreef:=0AThanks for the detailed response.=0ACa= n graphics assets be released under the GPL?=0AIf yes, any advice on how = to choose between v2 and v3 would be welcome.=0AIf no, any advice on a su= itable license for free use and redistribution would be welcome.=0A=0AOn = Friday, February 12, 2021 02:21 PM IST, [email protected] (mailto:h.g.= [email protected]) wrote: =0A=0AThe main version of XBoard has been GTK ba= sed 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 boa= rd size. XBoard would also be able to use PNG format, but this can be use= d only for one particular board size without loss of image quality.=0ACom= patibility of 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 put any restrictions as to what data the program would be allo= wed to process. So the only thing that matters is whether the graphics fi= les can be freely used and redistributed.=0AOp vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 07:5= 2, "[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])" schreef:=0Aan associat= e of mine is considering freeing the graphics assets he'd got developed f= or 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 format should he re= lease them as to allow quick and easy integration with the existing xboar= d (as opposed to the upcoming gtk+ based)? ------=_Part_781_173012927.1613124504 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>GPL = is a license for computer source code. I don't think it is suitable for g= raphics files.</div><div><br></div><div>Perhaps someone that knows more a= bout licenses in general than me can suggest a good license.<br></div><di= v style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16px"></div><br><br><div></div= ><br><br><div data-anchor=3D"reply-title">Op vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 10:57,= "[email protected]" <[email protected]> schreef:</div><blockquote>= <div>Thanks for the detailed response.<br>Can graphics assets be released= under the GPL?<br>If yes, any advice on how to choose between v2 and v3 = would be welcome.<br>If no, any advice on a suitable license for free use= and redistribution would be welcome.<br><br>On Friday, February 12, 2021= 02:21 PM IST, <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">= [email protected]</a> wrote: <br><br><blockquote>The main version of X= Board has been GTK based for many years now. But all versions of XBoard u= se the same graphics formats. The primary format is SVG, so the images ca= n 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 size without loss of= image quality.<br>Compatibility of licences is no issue, as the graphics= files are not part of the program binary, but loaded as external data. T= he XBoard licence (GPL) does not put any restrictions as to what data the= program would be allowed to process. So the only thing that matters is w= hether the graphics files can be freely used and redistributed.<br>Op vr.= , feb. 12, 2021 om 07:52, "<a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:mayuresh@k= athe.in">[email protected]</a>"=C2=A0=C2=A0schreef:<br>an associate of mi= ne is considering freeing the graphics assets he'd got developed for one = of his commercial chess product.<br>if those assets (board + pieces) have= to be usable (maybe as default) with xboard, which license is the most c= ompatible 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)?</blockquote></div></blockquote></div= ></body></html> ------=_Part_781_173012927.1613124504--