keyboard layout image license

[Walter Bender]

I'll try to get around to uploading the SVGs ASAP.

-walter

On 10/14/07, Ed Trager <ed.trager at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, Albert,
>
> 1. Put Keyboard Layout Images under Creative Commons License
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>
> The interests of everyone will be best served if the keyboard layout
> images are licensed under a Creative Commons license.
>
> Currently the Wiki pages at
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Keyboard_layouts are clearly marked as
> licensed under CC Attribution 2.5 Generic.  But the status of the
> image artwork itself is not clearly noted.
>
> For purposes of clarity and to avoid misunderstanding, it would be
> better if OLPC can explicitely state that the keyboard image artwork
> in any form (PNG, SVG, etc.) is available under a CC license -- if
> that is indeed the case.
>
> Based on my understanding of a recent discussion I had with licensing
> experts at the institution where I currently work (USA),  LGPLv2 or
> Apache or other software licenses which Albert mentioned are not
> applicable to a visual image work.  A Creative Commons license is what
> we want.  Public Domain is not recommended.
>
> Bundling or including CC-licensed image artwork in a software package
> is of course allowed so long as you state the license and provide
> attribution, so I see no need for "multi-licensing" under LGPL or
> Apache or whatever.
>
> 2. OLPC should make Keyboard Images available in SVG format
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>
> Also, it would be a very good idea if OLPC could make the images
> available in SVG format.  Is it possible to have the masters done up
> or converted to Inkscape-style SVG?
>
> Having the template artwork available in SVG format will allow the
> community to participate more fully in helping to create and document
> additional keyboard layouts.
>
> -- Ed
>
> On 10/14/07, Albert Cahalan <acahalan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think I'd like to use those images in some software.
> > Mind multi-licensing them under the usual licenses?
> >
> > (LGPLv2 or later at least, plus maybe others like the
> > share-alike Creative Commons licenses and Apache
> > license -- or just public domain to make things simple)
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Walter Bender
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