Re: Licensing of Breeze icons
"kainz.a" <[email protected]> Mon, 16 May 2016 19:56:45 +0200
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--===============4080529693828526460== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113cc2b40e5ed30532f95925 --001a113cc2b40e5ed30532f95925 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, in the "old" working repository uri the origin maintainer started the licence was GPL3 https://github.com/NitruxSA/breeze-icon-theme. I don't care about licence as long as they are free to use. So Nicolas I would be very happy when you can fix the confuse stuff there and we only have GPL 3 for the icon licence. thanks Andreas Kainz 2016-05-16 14:47 GMT+02:00 Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]>: > > Thanks for looking into this. > > The LGPL2 file applies to some code in autotests/ so it shouldn't be > discarded, maybe add a 1 line note at the top saying it applies to > autotests/ > > I would adjust the first line of COPYING-ICONS to say it applies to all > files in the repository unless otherwise stated and add the text of GPL 3 > to the bottom of it. > > Jonathan > > > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 05:32:55PM -0300, Nicol=C3=A1s Alvarez wrote: > > Hello, > > > > There is some confusing stuff in the breeze-icons.git repository > > regarding licensing. There is a COPYING.LIB file with the LGPLv2 > > license text, and a COPYING-ICONS file with the LGPLv3 license text > > and clarifications of how it applies to icons. > > > > I assume the icons are actually under the LGPLv3 (the KDE Licensing > > Policy says "Icons in oxygen-icons and breeze must be licenced under > > the LGPL 3 or later versions approved by KDE e.V."). If that's the > > case, there are two problems: > > > > - The presence of COPYING.LIB with the LGPLv2 in the repository is > > useless and confusing, it could make someone think the icons are > > licensed under LGPLv2. > > - The text in COPYING-ICONS is insufficient, because the LGPLv3 is > > worded as extra permissions on top of the GPLv3, and the repository is > > missing the full text of the GPLv3. > > > > > > If I'm understanding correctly that the actual license is LGPLv3, and > > there are no objections, I will: > > - Delete COPYING.LIB. > > - Add the text of the GPLv3. Although I'm not sure if this should go > > as COPYING, COPYING.GPL, or inside the same COPYING-ICONS file before > > the LGPLv3... > > > > -- > > Nicol=C3=A1s > > _______________________________________________ > > Kde-licensing mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-licensing > _______________________________________________ > Kde-licensing mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-licensing > --001a113cc2b40e5ed30532f95925 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>in the "old" working repo= sitory uri the origin maintainer started the licence was GPL3=C2=A0<a href= =3D"https://github.com/NitruxSA/breeze-icon-theme">https://github.com/Nitru= xSA/breeze-icon-theme</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't care about = licence as long as they are free to use. So Nicolas I would be very happy w= hen you can fix the confuse stuff there and we only have GPL 3 for the icon= licence.</div><div><br></div><div>thanks</div><div>Andreas Kainz</div></di= v><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2016-05-16 14:4= 7 GMT+02:00 Jonathan Riddell <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jr@jri= ddell.org" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>></span>:<br><blockquote= class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli= d;padding-left:1ex"><br> Thanks for looking into this.<br> <br> The LGPL2 file applies to some code in autotests/ so it shouldn't be di= scarded, maybe add a 1 line note at the top saying it applies to autotests/= <br> <br> I would adjust the first line of COPYING-ICONS to say it applies to all fil= es in the repository unless otherwise stated and add the text of GPL 3 to t= he bottom of it.<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Jonathan<br> </font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> <br> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 05:32:55PM -0300, Nicol=C3=A1s Alvarez wrote:<br> > Hello,<br> ><br> > There is some confusing stuff in the breeze-icons.git repository<br> > regarding licensing. There is a COPYING.LIB file with the LGPLv2<br> > license text, and a COPYING-ICONS file with the LGPLv3 license text<br= > > and clarifications of how it applies to icons.<br> ><br> > I assume the icons are actually under the LGPLv3 (the KDE Licensing<br= > > Policy says "Icons in oxygen-icons and breeze must be licenced un= der<br> > the LGPL 3 or later versions approved by KDE e.V."). If that'= s the<br> > case, there are two problems:<br> ><br> > - The presence of COPYING.LIB with the LGPLv2 in the repository is<br> > useless and confusing, it could make someone think the icons are<br> > licensed under LGPLv2.<br> > - The text in COPYING-ICONS is insufficient, because the LGPLv3 is<br> > worded as extra permissions on top of the GPLv3, and the repository is= <br> > missing the full text of the GPLv3.<br> ><br> ><br> > If I'm understanding correctly that the actual license is LGPLv3, = and<br> > there are no objections, I will:<br> > - Delete COPYING.LIB.<br> > - Add the text of the GPLv3. Although I'm not sure if this should = go<br> > as COPYING, COPYING.GPL, or inside the same COPYING-ICONS file before<= br> > the LGPLv3...<br> ><br> > --<br> > Nicol=C3=A1s<br> > _______________________________________________<br> > Kde-licensing mailing list<br> > <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> > <a href=3D"https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-licensing" rel=3D= "noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-li= censing</a><br> _______________________________________________<br> Kde-licensing mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-licensing" rel=3D"nore= ferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-licensi= ng</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a113cc2b40e5ed30532f95925-- --===============4080529693828526460== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: inline X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KS2RlLWxpY2Vu c2luZyBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKS2RlLWxpY2Vuc2luZ0BrZGUub3JnCmh0dHBzOi8vbWFpbC5rZGUu b3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8va2RlLWxpY2Vuc2luZwo= --===============4080529693828526460==--