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Re: Using Creative Commons artwork in GPL application
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weimingzhi |
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Re: Using Creative Commons artwork in GPL application |
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26 Jul 2006 18:10:14 -0700 |
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AFAIK this is no problem as the artworks are data, not the program
code. But I'm not a lawyer, though.
mortenalver@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
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> according to the FSF, the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
> license is not compatible with the GPL. This license is used for many
> icon sets such as that of the Tango project. Can such icons be used in
> a GPL application, or does the GPL linking clauses demand that artwork
> as well as libraries be distributed under the GPL?