The correct license is CC-BY-SA. We'll update the SVG to the correct license.
Seth On Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 8:05 AM Carsten Schoenert <c.schoen...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > while working on a current snapshot (42c6af4) of the KiCad development > tree and adjusting the build environment for Debian unstable I'm facing > the output of the Lintian QS tool about the usage of the non-free > Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike (CC-NC-SA) license for some > source files. The used license is considered as non-free within Debian. > > > $ grep -r by-nc-sa bitmaps_png/sources/ > > bitmaps_png/sources/dark/gbr_select_mode2.svg: rdf:resource=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"; /> > > bitmaps_png/sources/dark/gbr_select_mode2.svg: rdf:about=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/";> > > bitmaps_png/sources/dark/bug.svg: rdf:resource=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"; /> > > bitmaps_png/sources/dark/bug.svg: rdf:about=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/";> > > bitmaps_png/sources/light/gbr_select_mode2.svg: rdf:resource=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"; /> > > bitmaps_png/sources/light/gbr_select_mode2.svg: rdf:about=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/";> > > bitmaps_png/sources/light/bug.svg: rdf:resource=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"; /> > > bitmaps_png/sources/light/bug.svg: rdf:about=" > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/";> > > The CREDIT file in the same folder is saying something different. > > > $ cat bitmaps_png/sources/CREDITS > > ICONS: > > > > Original KiCad Icon work by Inigo Zuluaga and Fabrizio Tappero among > others > > > > KiCad icons were redesigned in 2020 by Aleksandr Zyrianov > > > > License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 > > No matter how the correct situation is, I see here a mismatch between > the source license and the later used license. I'm not sure if the > source license is by-nc-sa-4.0 (CC-NC-SA) then the derived work can be > licensed as CC-BY-SA. > > If the source files with the critical license aren't used for building > the KiCad package I can drop them while importing the source into the > Debian working tree. The KiCad package is already using the 'dfsg' > suffix due other files we need to exclude. > > So, how is the correct license situation for the SVG files in questions? > And, are these files critical for building the KiCad package? > > -- > Regards > Carsten > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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