Evan and Chris, thanks for your responses! I did some more searching as well, and found http://www.cocoaforge.com/viewtopic.php?p=131208, which suggests I can use images of the default themes.
I'll definitely provide attribution and a link to Adium, since people will need a third-party XMPP client to use my service. I've tried *all* of the OS X clients out there, and Adium is by far the best :) Cheers, Steven On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Christopher Forsythe <ch...@growl.info>wrote: > I don't know that I have much of any code there (or in Adium for that > matter anymore), but I'm fine with you using screenshots so long as you say > something about it being Adium. A nice link/short description of Adium > would be icing. :) > > Chris > > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Evan D. Schoenberg, M.D. > <e...@adium.im>wrote: > >> Steven, >> >> Unless otherwise specified, everything within the Adium repository is >> licensed under the GPLv2. To the fullest extent allowable by the license, >> that includes the artwork. In terms of use *within* an application, we >> interpret this to mean that icons and resources may only be used in >> software which is itself GPLv2 compatible. In addition, we exert the >> project's copyright on the Adium icon and ask that no project use the >> Adiumy duck as its own icon or mascot without express permission. >> >> Screenshots do not comprise a derivative work and so are allowed in the >> general case by GPL licensing (I believe you could come up with a >> convoluted way for a screenshot to covered, such as if the program's job >> were to output its own source code). In any case, as long as your use of >> screenshots (or screencasts) provides appropriate credit - indicating in >> some way that Adium is the application being shown - you're welcome to use >> screenshots or screencasts of Adium with our blessing. >> >> Well, with at least mine. Any objections or comments from others on the >> list? >> >> -Evan >> >> -- >> Evan D. Schoenberg, M.D. >> Lead Developer Emeritus, Adium >> CEO, Regular Rate and Rhythm Software >> e...@adium.im >> www.regularrateandrhythm.com >> >> On Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Steven Lehrburger wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'd like to use screenshots/gifs/screencasts of the contact list and >> message window to promote both Adium and my (commercial) XMPP service. >> >> This seems to be permitted under Adium's top-level license, GPLv2 ( >> http://hg.adium.im/adium/file/381404058a33/License.txt), which says "the >> output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work >> based on the Program," and I don't think such images would constitute a >> work based on the Program. Am I reading that right? Does this also apply to >> the artwork in the repo that doesn't have a license otherwise specified? >> >> I asked this in #adium-devel, and wixardy sent me >> http://adium.im/pipermail/devel_adium.im/2011-August/008566.html, which >> says "the icons and artwork within Adium are not licensed under an open >> license." Does anyone know where I can confirm that? >> >> I'd love to be able to use screenshots that ship with Adium by default, >> but if not, would I be able to use appropriately-licensed themes from Adium >> Xtras? >> >> Other possibly-relevant links: >> >> http://adium.im/blog/2006/12/of-licensing/ >> >> http://forums.cocoaforge.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15615&p=98670&hilit=license#p98670 >> >> Thanks for your help, and thank you all for working on Adium – I've been >> using it daily for several years. >> >> Best, >> Steven >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Chris Forsythe > @The_Tick <http://twitter.com/The_Tick> >
