From fcf10269fc5b9f72b45fbb59c474d4a1d94232b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Antoine=20Beaupr=C3=A9?= Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:29:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] elaborate copyright investigation. ugh. --- doc/todo/admonitions.mdwn | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/todo/admonitions.mdwn b/doc/todo/admonitions.mdwn index 80c1a3039..7523aba4c 100644 --- a/doc/todo/admonitions.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/admonitions.mdwn @@ -87,3 +87,32 @@ bangs and all... >> creating associated styles. Is that something you would be open to? >> >> --[[anarcat]] + +>> Looking more at the MoinMoin images, the source (and license!) for +>> them is not quite clear, so they don't make such great targets for +>> inclusion. They are, nevertheless, included in Debian so presumably +>> they are DFSG-friendly? The copyright file marks them as "UNKNOWN" +>> which is worrisome... I have found the following results about them: +>> +>> * [admon-warning.png][] seems to be [public domain according to this sketchy site][] +>> * [admon-note.png][] seems to have a [source in XFCE][], as part of +>> the notes plugin +>> * [admon-tip.png][] is used in the Debian release notes, so is +>presumably fine as well [source there](https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/amd64/release-notes/images/note.png) +>> * [admon-important.png][], same, [important.png](https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/amd64/release-notes/images/important.png) +>> * [admon-caution.png][] can be found in Mediawiki as well, which is +>> a good source of icons. According to Debian, some are public domain, +>> some are LGPL (!?). In MediaWiki itself, the source of that file is +>> lost in the mists of time. +>> +>> Even though there is some confusion about the source of those +>> images, I think, in good faith, that they can be generally be +>> considered reusable. --[[anarcat]] + +[public domain according to this sketchy site]: http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/download/tango_process_stop_115912.html +[source in XFCE]: http://git.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-notes-plugin/tree/data/icons/scalable/xfce4-notes-plugin.svg +[admon-warning.png]: https://moinmo.in/moin_static19/modernized/img/admon-warning.png +[admon-note.png]: https://moinmo.in/moin_static19/modernized/img/admon-note.png +[admon-tip.png]: https://moinmo.in/moin_static19/modernized/img/admon-tip.png +[admon-important.png]: https://moinmo.in/moin_static19/modernized/img/admon-important.png +[admon-caution.png]: https://moinmo.in/moin_static19/modernized/img/admon-caution.png -- 2.39.2