It's now more than 2 days since my first mail regarding this topic to this mailing list and I'm yet to receive a relevant response.
On Friday, February 12, 2021 03:38 PM IST, [email protected] wrote: > GPL is a license for computer source code. I don't think it is suitable for > graphics files. > Perhaps someone that knows more about licenses in general than me can suggest > a good license. > Op vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 10:57, "[email protected]" schreef: > Thanks for the detailed response. > Can graphics assets be released under the GPL? > If yes, any advice on how to choose between v2 and v3 would be welcome. > If no, any advice on a suitable license for free use and redistribution would > be welcome. > > On Friday, February 12, 2021 02:21 PM IST, [email protected] > (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: > > The main version of XBoard has been GTK based for many years now. But all > versions of XBoard use the same graphics formats. The primary format is SVG, > so the images can be used for any board size. XBoard would also be able to > use PNG format, but this can be used only for one particular board size > without loss of image quality. > Compatibility of licences is no issue, as the graphics files are not part of > the program binary, but loaded as external data. The XBoard licence (GPL) > does not put any restrictions as to what data the program would be allowed to > process. So the only thing that matters is whether the graphics files can be > freely used and redistributed. > Op vr., feb. 12, 2021 om 07:52, "[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])" schreef: > an associate of mine is considering freeing the graphics assets he'd got > developed for one of his commercial chess product. > if those assets (board + pieces) have to be usable (maybe as default) with > xboard, which license is the most compatible for releasing them? Also, which > image format should he release them as to allow quick and easy integration > with the existing xboard (as opposed to the upcoming gtk+ based)?
