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Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs)
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David Reitter |
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Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs) |
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Tue, 3 Jan 2006 19:58:07 +0000 |
On 3 Jan 2006, at 16:58, David Kastrup wrote:
Then you certainly don't know much. There are for example CC
licences
that are explicitly noncommercial. That's incompatible. I have no
idea whether there are any GPL-compatible CC licences, but there are
_certainly_ several incompatible ones.
Sounds like somebody is going to have to check these things. Thanks
for the hint. (So I need an icon designer and a lawyer.)
"As far as reasonably possible", in my book, means getting written
assurance that the legal state of the icons is compatible with
inclusion into Emacs or other GPLed works.
That's something where we differ - fair enough.
So what written guarantee will you have that this list is accurate?
Well, see, the guarantee you have when someone has signed a paper is
only worth as much as the portion of their bank account that you can
fetch in case you need to sue them. I agree a written declaration is
much better than the word of somebody you only know by e-mail, but
someone's word is already enough for the vast majority of
collaborative non-GNU projects. I appreciate that a bigger and more
important project such as Emacs needs more safety, as I've said
earlier on.
But you should still point out that you
are searching for help on a non-GNU derivative of a GNU project that
only runs on a proprietary system,
Well actually I have high hopes for the upcoming Nextstep/OpenStep
port, which will also run under a completely free system. The current
port, which is part of GNU Emacs 22, runs under Carbon, part of which
is, as you say, proprietary.
and do this under conditions that
preclude this work to be of use for the upstream project.
Well, not necessarily - I guess that would be up to the people that
want to invest time in it. I'm taking from this discussion that I
should stick to my original plan to keep a detailed list of where
material came from so that any necessary legal papers can be easily
obtained when the time comes.
But it's very hard to find someone who can contribute graphics, and
honestly, I think the best chances of finding someone would be among
Mac enthusiasts. But no volunteer, no icons, and I sure don't want to
brag about efforts which aren't happening due to the lack of
volunteers :)
- Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Reitter, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Reitter, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/03
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- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Tim McNamara, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Lennart Borgman, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), david . reitter, 2006/01/04
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/04
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), david . reitter, 2006/01/04
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/04
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- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Tim McNamara, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/03
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Tim McNamara, 2006/01/03