Public bug reported: The Ubuntu Wallpapers for 15.10 include Creative Commons version 2 licensed photos.
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art-pkg/ubuntu- wallpapers/ubuntu/revision/166 This is in contrast to what was in debian/copyright up until that point and what I believe the guidelines say: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Documentation/Backgrounds There's good reason to have version 3 of Creative Commons by the minimum standard. It is widely believe in Debian that version 2 isn't good enough. (Version 1 is definitively believed to have not been DFSG-compatible). See https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses#Creative_Commons_Attribution_Share- Alike_.28CC-BY-SA.29_v4.0 And see bug 1588938 as just one example, where Debian developers reported the issue with CC version 2 files to the GNOME developers who replaced the images in the new release. To summarize, Creative Commons version 2 licenses should be avoided in Ubuntu because they are mostly avoided in Debian. ** Affects: ubuntu-wallpapers (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: wily xenial ** Summary changed: - u-wallpapers includes Creative Commons v2 licenses which are controversial + u-wallpapers include Creative Commons v2 licenses which are controversial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-wallpapers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1595017 Title: u-wallpapers include Creative Commons v2 licenses which are controversial Status in ubuntu-wallpapers package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The Ubuntu Wallpapers for 15.10 include Creative Commons version 2 licensed photos. https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art-pkg/ubuntu- wallpapers/ubuntu/revision/166 This is in contrast to what was in debian/copyright up until that point and what I believe the guidelines say: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Documentation/Backgrounds There's good reason to have version 3 of Creative Commons by the minimum standard. It is widely believe in Debian that version 2 isn't good enough. (Version 1 is definitively believed to have not been DFSG-compatible). See https://wiki.debian.org/DFSGLicenses #Creative_Commons_Attribution_Share-Alike_.28CC-BY-SA.29_v4.0 And see bug 1588938 as just one example, where Debian developers reported the issue with CC version 2 files to the GNOME developers who replaced the images in the new release. To summarize, Creative Commons version 2 licenses should be avoided in Ubuntu because they are mostly avoided in Debian. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers/+bug/1595017/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
