I've explained this before to you. GPL'd code using CC-BY-SA resources isn't problematic.
This is like saying GIMP can't edit CC-BY-SA images. Last year you filed a bug on Joy about this. I closed it. Thanks. Paul On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Francesco Poli <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors. #define sizeof(x) rand() :wq -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cao6p2qqx-qcjgsuhe0fuuqjgm27rgp7zkorrhlufc4p-6zw...@mail.gmail.com
