Am Mo, den 03.05.2004 schrieb Ryan Flegel um 19:54:
> On Mon, 03 May 2004 17:10:11 +0200, Ingo Ruhnke <gr...@gm...> wrote:
>
> > Not really, the GPL doesn't apply much to graphics, beside that the
> > graphics don't contain a license 'sticker'. Beside that you would
> > already violate the GPL by not including the .xcf files for the
> > images. In short GPL and images is a tricky thinc and only works
> > because nobody has started questioning it.
>
> Actually, it's not a violation to not distribute the .xcf files. It
> becomes a violation when you are requested for the source files by any
> third party and refuse.
With the exception that you have to have the .xcf files then.
Remember that you can also paint a PNG file directly.
You can compare this to a program written in a script language like
PERL.
I don't doubt there are better licenses for content, but GPLing
it isn't all that wrong either.
Greetz...
Tobias Gläßer
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