[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-02-11 Thread Robert Bradshaw
Since the screenshots are CC, we can crop and re-post them at the very least. The issue seems to be the proprietary UI elements, and though personally I think that falls under fair use, I neither have the knowledge nor time to fight for it. - Robert On Feb 7, 2008, at 9:42 PM, Timothy Cle

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-02-08 Thread David Joyner
I think Wikipedia could right about the screenshots of the Mac OS X interface, in particular their logo, might not being allowed to have a CC-by-sa license. It might be that Apple owns the rights to such an image. A similar argument holds for IE, I presume. However, I thought it was a trademark is

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-02-07 Thread Timothy Clemans
Hi, Apparently none of the screenshots made by a GHOP contestant are allowed on Wikipedia because they contain parts of the Mac OS X interface and there isn't a notice that states that screenshots of the Sage Notebook can be released under a CC license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pos

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-21 Thread David Joyner
On Jan 21, 2008 1:58 AM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The message that started this is > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_images/2008_January_21#Image:Sagecontourplot.png > > > > If

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-21 Thread Alexander Dreyer
Hello everybody, > I now understand what you meant that these are just generic copyright > questions that should easily be covered under "fair use". I just want to mention, that "fair use" is a term, which is part of US copyright laws, but it does not have an exact equivalent in the laws of other

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-21 Thread William Stein
On Jan 20, 2008 11:38 PM, Justin C. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:22 , William Stein wrote: > > > > > On Jan 20, 2008 11:18 PM, Justin C. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:00 , William Stein wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On Ja

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread Justin C. Walker
On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:22 , William Stein wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2008 11:18 PM, Justin C. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:00 , William Stein wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 20, 2008 10:58 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Tim

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread William Stein
On Jan 20, 2008 11:18 PM, Justin C. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:00 , William Stein wrote: > > > > > On Jan 20, 2008 10:58 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> The

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread Justin C. Walker
On Jan 20, 2008, at 23:00 , William Stein wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2008 10:58 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> The message that started this is >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread mabshoff
On Jan 21, 8:00 am, "William Stein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 20, 2008 10:58 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The message that started this is > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Poss

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread William Stein
On Jan 20, 2008 10:58 PM, William Stein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The message that started this is > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_images/2008_January_21#Image:Sagecontourplot.png > > > > If

[sage-devel] Re: Confusing Possible GPL & CC Conflict

2008-01-20 Thread William Stein
On Jan 20, 2008 10:50 PM, Timothy Clemans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The message that started this is > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Possibly_unfree_images/2008_January_21#Image:Sagecontourplot.png > > If this person's is right that you can't release a screenshot of the > Sage Notebo