Re: package dkopp new upstream version copyright Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Soren Stoutner <[email protected]> Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:41:50 -0700

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.legal
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Michael,

On Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:36:16 AM Mountain Standard Time Michael 
Cornelison wrote:
> I am the author of dkopp.
> I do not understand the legal issues involved, but I agree to change
> the license, trusting that you know what you are doing.
> 
> I changed the license as follows:
> 
> Upstream-Name: dkopp
> 
> > Upstream-Contact: Michael Cornelison <[email protected]>
> > Source: https://kornelix.net
> > 
> > All files copyright:
> > Copyright 2007-2024 Michael Cornelison <[email protected]>
> > 
> > All source program files license:
> > GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
> > https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
> > 
> > All other data and image files included in the source
> > distribution:
> > Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0
> > International https://creativecommons.org/licenses

There was an email earlier in the Debian conversation that suggested 
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, but I think that was a typo and they meant CC-BY-
SA-4.0.  The difference is whether or not someone can use these images 
for commercial purposes.

One of the purposes of Debian is to create a Linux distribution than 
can be used and modified by individuals and businesses for both 
commercial and non-commercial purposes.  You can read a little about 
this philosophy at:

https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFreeSoftwareGuidelines

> Is the last paragraph even necessary?

If you own the copyright for all of these images and can change the 
licensing, you can choose to license them all under the GPLv3+ just 
like the code.  In my personal opinion for projects where I am an 
upstream developer, this is the preferred option for images that are 
used as part of the GUI (which is my understanding about these images 
from the conversation).

If you prefer a different license for the images for some reason, you 
could license them under a suitable CC license, like the CC-BY-SA-4.0, 
which is compatible with the GPL.

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#CC0

> I will make a new release available shortly.
> I plan to include a small technical change.

Thank you for being so accommodating.  We enjoy working with upstream 
developers to provide the best experience to our users.

-- 
Soren Stoutner
[email protected]

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