Re: Icon Licensing...

[Gregory John Casamento]

Quentin,

--- Quentin Mathé <address@hidden> wrote:

> Le 5 nov. 04, à 14:40, Gregory John Casamento a écrit :
> 
> > All,
> >
> > Have we made any decision or come to any conclusion on what license 
> > we're going
> > to use for the icons?   Last I heard there were concerns and 
> > objections to
> > using the suggested "Art" license and it's compatibility with the 
> > GPL/LGPL.
> 
> I think we will use MIT/X11 license or model our license on it, I'm 
> currently talking with Jasper Hauser about that.

Has the use of the MIT/X11 licenses been cleared with the FSF, since these will
be included in GNUstep?   Also, I have yet to read any kind of explaination as
to why the GPL/LGPL is not being considered given that our current set of icons
is under it, I don't see a problem with putting this set of icons under it.

I do know that the MIT/X11 license is GPL-compatible so it's probably not that
bug a deal, but it's less confusing, IMHO, to have everything under one
license.

> 
> > We really should get resolution on this at some point before the icons 
> > are paid
> > for so that the author knows what license to release them under.
> 
> True.
> 
> > Slightly
> > better might be to have Jasper Hauser assign copyright to whoever pays 
> > for the
> > icons and have that person commit them to GNUstep under whatever 
> > license we
> > agree on.
> 
> Well I don't see why it would be slightly better… ?
> I don't think Jasper will agree to let the copyright to someone else 
> except GNUstep project itself (which doesn't exist legally I think), I 
> understand him on this point. I must said myself I always found dubious 
> to have a copyright holder which is not the author or the entity 
> (company, project or whatever) which is the immediate recipient of the 
> creation (I know it's recurrent practice in the US).

You are correct GNUstep isn't a legal entity, it's a project of the FSF, the
FSF owns the copyright to GNUstep and *IS* a legal entity.  It is possible for
him to assign the copyright to the FSF via an assignment. This would address
any concerns about assigning it to an individual.   

Does he have any reservations about the GPL/LGPL? 

> Quentin.
> 
> --
> Quentin Mathé
> address@hidden

Later, GJC

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Gregory John Casamento 
-- CEO/President Open Logic Corp. (A Maryland Corporation)
#### Maintainer of Gorm for GNUstep.