2:01 p.m.
Hi,
I see in the license of rhn-applet that it is licensed under the GPL.
Does that mean that the icons are also under the GPL. I'd like to use
them in another app.
Jaap
10:58 p.m.
Off the cuff answer is yes from me.Unless posted otherwise of course.
--Michael Favia
12:33 p.m.
Jaap Haitsma schrieb:
Michael Favia wrote:
> Off the cuff answer is yes from me.Unless posted otherwise of course.
> --Michael Favia
I also think they are for free, but it would be nice to get
confirmation of somebody of redhat. On the internet many people say
that the rhn software is non-free
Jaap
if it isn't free it can't be in Fedora ....
7:56 a.m.
On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 07:33:12PM +0200, dragoran wrote:
if it isn't free it can't be in Fedora ....
I think this is an oversimplification (and thus not true).
I don't think you may use the Fedora logos, for example,
in whatever way you want.
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4:18 a.m.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 08:21:30AM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>I see in the license of rhn-applet that it is licensed under the
GPL.
>Does that mean that the icons are also under the GPL. I'd like to use
>them in another app.
Would somebody of redhat be so kind to answer my question?
Which specific icons are you referring too ?
5:38 a.m.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 08:21:30AM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I see in the license of rhn-applet that it is licensed under the GPL.
>Does that mean that the icons are also under the GPL. I'd like to use
>them in another app.
Would somebody of redhat be so kind to answer my question?
The rhn-applet is released under the GPL.
So you are free to reuse the icons it contains, i.e.
applet-busy.png
applet-critical-blank.png
applet-okay.png
applet-error.png
applet-disconnect.png
in a GPL application at least.
However it would be good to avoid any confusion between the rhn_applet and
any other kind of similar application. What do you have in mind exactly ?
Daniel
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4:29 p.m.
Daniel Veillard wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 08:21:30AM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I see in the license of rhn-applet that it is licensed under the GPL.
>>Does that mean that the icons are also under the GPL. I'd like to use
>>them in another app.
>
>Would somebody of redhat be so kind to answer my question?
The rhn-applet is released under the GPL.
So you are free to reuse the icons it contains, i.e.
applet-busy.png
applet-critical-blank.png
applet-okay.png
applet-error.png
applet-disconnect.png
in a GPL application at least.
However it would be good to avoid any confusion between the rhn_applet and
any other kind of similar application. What do you have in mind exactly ?
I proposed them to the maintainer (Daniel Burrows) of apt-watch, which
is quite similar to the rhn-applet. I read in the changelog that he
would like to change his current icons to more professional looking ones.
He replied and asked me if the icons are free. That's why I posted the
question.
I can see the concern that there can be some confusion, but I also see
an advantage for linux as whole that a similar looking applet does a
similar thing. Now I come to think of it, it's maybe just like bluecurve
trying to unite KDE and Gnome.
Jaap
Jaap
4:48 p.m.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:29:59PM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
I can see the concern that there can be some confusion, but I also
see
an advantage for linux as whole that a similar looking applet does a
similar thing. Now I come to think of it, it's maybe just like bluecurve
trying to unite KDE and Gnome.
That sounds a really good idea. Just please ask him not to copy the horrible
pulsating effect :)
4:55 p.m.
Alan Cox wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:29:59PM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>I can see the concern that there can be some confusion, but I also see
>an advantage for linux as whole that a similar looking applet does a
>similar thing. Now I come to think of it, it's maybe just like bluecurve
>trying to unite KDE and Gnome.
That sounds a really good idea. Just please ask him not to copy the horrible
pulsating effect :)
Unless he is working on the porno desktop theme.
5 p.m.
Alan Cox wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 11:29:59PM +0200, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>I can see the concern that there can be some confusion, but I also see
>an advantage for linux as whole that a similar looking applet does a
>similar thing. Now I come to think of it, it's maybe just like bluecurve
>trying to unite KDE and Gnome.
That sounds a really good idea. Just please ask him not to copy the horrible
pulsating effect :)
On purpose I only sent him the red circle with the exclamation mark and
not the solid red circle (which I guess you need both to get it to
pulsate) and also told him explicitly not to copy the pulsating effect ;-)
Hope he listens. Otherwise I will keep on sending him patches ;-)
Jaap
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