I'll try to get around to uploading the SVGs ASAP. -walter
On 10/14/07, Ed Trager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Albert, > > 1. Put Keyboard Layout Images under Creative Commons License > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The interests of everyone will be best served if the keyboard layout > images are licensed under a Creative Commons license. > > Currently the Wiki pages at > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts are clearly marked as > licensed under CC Attribution 2.5 Generic. But the status of the > image artwork itself is not clearly noted. > > For purposes of clarity and to avoid misunderstanding, it would be > better if OLPC can explicitely state that the keyboard image artwork > in any form (PNG, SVG, etc.) is available under a CC license -- if > that is indeed the case. > > Based on my understanding of a recent discussion I had with licensing > experts at the institution where I currently work (USA), LGPLv2 or > Apache or other software licenses which Albert mentioned are not > applicable to a visual image work. A Creative Commons license is what > we want. Public Domain is not recommended. > > Bundling or including CC-licensed image artwork in a software package > is of course allowed so long as you state the license and provide > attribution, so I see no need for "multi-licensing" under LGPL or > Apache or whatever. > > 2. OLPC should make Keyboard Images available in SVG format > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Also, it would be a very good idea if OLPC could make the images > available in SVG format. Is it possible to have the masters done up > or converted to Inkscape-style SVG? > > Having the template artwork available in SVG format will allow the > community to participate more fully in helping to create and document > additional keyboard layouts. > > -- Ed > > On 10/14/07, Albert Cahalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I'd like to use those images in some software. > > Mind multi-licensing them under the usual licenses? > > > > (LGPLv2 or later at least, plus maybe others like the > > share-alike Creative Commons licenses and Apache > > license -- or just public domain to make things simple) > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > -- Walter Bender One Laptop per Child http://laptop.org _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
