Reminder: New splash screen for 2.2 :)

[Ian Monroe]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Modestas Vainius <modestas at vainius.eu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On šeštadienis 19 Rugsėjis 2009 16:18:29 Martin T. Sandsmark wrote:
>> On Saturday 19. September 2009 13:18:12 Modestas Vainius wrote:
>> > The license associated with the image is non-free in Debian terms (and
>> > probably for other distros too as it prohibits selling).
>>
>> Where does it say that it prohibits selling?
>>
>> The only deviation from the normal SXC license is that the author wants to
>>  be notified about what you use the image for.
>
> Which is non-free by itself.
>
>> The only trouble is:
>>  “You may not use the Image [...]
>>   To endorse products and services if it depicts a person.”
>> From: http://www.sxc.hu/help/7_2
>
>>You may not use the Image
>
>> * For pornographic, unlawful or other immoral purposes, for spreading hate
>> or discrimination, or to defame or victimise other people, sociteties,
>> cultures.
>> * To endorse products and services if it depicts a person.
>> * In a way that can give a bad name to SXC or the person(s) depicted on the
>> Image.
>> * As part of a trademark, service mark or logo.
>> * SELLING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF THE IMAGE (INDIVIDUALLY OR ALONG WITH OTHER
>> IMAGES) IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN! DO NOT SHARE THE IMAGE WITH OTHERS!
>
> Written clearly in CAPITAL LETTERS. Anyways, all these restrictions are
> ridiculous and non-free. It's like distro have nothing better to do then to
> track if a user uses the image for immoral purposes (whatever that means).

Actually artists always have 'moral rights'. Like the hemorrhoid cream
company that used Cash's "Ring of Fire" got sued successfully even
though they had clearance. And model clearance is always separate from
copyright. So most of that is just restating facts that would've
existed anyways.

But yea royalty-free images are pretty much always non-free in the
Debian sense. Royalty-free means you don't have to pay every time you
use them, it doesn't mean they don't have restrictions or that they're
gratis or libre.

Ian