Re: xpm images and packaging policy

[Pawel Kot]

Hi Linus,

Just to let you know that we are not ignoring your question. Hugh and
I are currently thinking about this problem. We will let you know
soon.

take care,
pkot

2005/11/29, Linus Walleij <address@hidden>:
> Hi,
>
> I package software for the Fedora Extras RPM package repository. We have
> had this problem with gnokii that the source directory for xgnokii/xpm
> contain a number of Nokia phone images, which are presumably encumbered by
> copyrights, trademarks and/or legal pattern protection.
>
> This makes it hard for us to package and distribute gnokii, and other
> frontends not using gnokii and its libraries, like gnome-phone-manager.
>
> I do not intend to start another everlasting IP discussion, just want to
> route around this problem for now.
>
> Is it possible for you to:
>
> * package xgnokii .tar.gz source separately from the rest of gnokii?
> * distribute the .xpm images separately?
> * get permission from Nokia to distribute these images under the GNU GPL?
>
> else our option will be to redistribute a RPM with a patched source with
> xgnokii taken out or similar. This will work too, but wanted to ask gnokii
> developers first.
>
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
>
>
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