No need, they're not, since it's not combined with the GPL'd code. Thanks, Paul
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Juliette Belin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- 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/cao6p2qq9frzkq6lp8que91ukaebayjrea+jzimddxycaksp...@mail.gmail.com
