Hi, I can change the licence, I didn't know they were incompatible. 2014-12-03 22:06 GMT+01:00 Francesco Poli <[email protected]>:
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 10:08:18 +0800 Paul Wise wrote: > > > I am not any of the responsible people, but: > [...] > > Hello Paul, > thanks for your kind reply. > > > > > On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Francesco Poli wrote: > > > > > Sorry if this is not too clear to me: does this message (which was sent > > > to <[email protected]>) mean that the Jessie default theme > > > has already been decided? > > > > Yes: > > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-desktop/2014/09/msg00002.html > > Mmmmh... the cited message states, in part: > > [...] > | > For the scripted / XML parts it’s all based on Joy and former work and > | > can be published under the same license(s). > | > The KDM icons are from Joy also. > | > The main artwork is already stated as CC-BY 3.0 by Juliette on the > wiki. > [...] > > Now, as stated on the debian/copyright file of the desktop-base package: > > [...] > | The Joy theme is © 2012 Adrien Aubourg and released under the GPLv2 > | license. > [...] > | The Joy plymouth script is Copyright © 2009 Canonical Ltd., > | Copyright © 2010 Aurélien COUDERC and Copyright © 2012 Jonathan Carter > under > | the GPLv2+. > [...] > | The Joy KDM theme is © 2012 Eshat Cakar and © 2010 Roman Shtylman GPLv2 > | with artwork from Adrien Aubourg under the GPLv2 license. > [...] > > [quoted from > > https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/d/desktop-base/copyright-8.0.0~exp1 > ] > > The question is: how can the Lines theme be released under CC-by-v3.0, > when it's in part based on material available under GPL-v2 ? > These two licenses are notoriously incompatible with each other. > > I think that Juliette Belin should be asked to re-license the Lines > theme under the terms of the GNU GPL v2. > Or, at least, to dual-license it. > > > > > > Moreover, are some (or all) of these proposed themes going to be > > > included in the desktop-base package? > > > Or just the "chosen one"? > > > > Just the chosen one > > > > We have wanted multiple theme packages in Debian for a long time but > > it hasn't happened yet. > [...] > > That's unfortunate. Things like boot loader or display manager themes > should be made easy to choose for the system administrator... > > > > -- > http://www.inventati.org/frx/ > fsck is a four letter word... > ..................................................... Francesco Poli . > GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE >
