more on writing extensions
Hi Friends (Maren, Martin), I've been wondering whether it might be a good idea to have a link to the guide to writing extensions, which recently was mentioned in a message on the dev list (https://medium.com/@xaviju/inkscape-extensions-by-non-developers-for-non-dev...) somewhere on the website. Maybe either on the Develop page, or on the new Extensions page? And since I just came across another less technical kind of guide: http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d..., I'm motivated to bring up the issue here. Should they be listed/linked? I think they both serve as simple examples, which potentially could help new extension-writers. Or would they just be in that category of more links that are prone to bitrot? Just a thought. I'll be glad to make the edits, if everyone else agrees.
All best, brynn
Hi Brynn,
What would be a really good outreach is if you contact the author of the medium.com article and ask him if he'd like to improve the inkscape.org extension guide with the information he's written on his blog.
that way we don't have to link to something that might disapear for information we should certainly have the best of on our website and we potentially invite a new contributor to help out on the official pages.
Thoughts?
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 15:22 -0700, Brynn wrote:
Hi Friends (Maren, Martin), I've been wondering whether it might be a good idea to have a link to the guide to writing extensions, which recently was mentioned in a message on the dev list (https://medium.com/@xaviju/inkscape-extensions-by-non-developers-for-non-dev...) somewhere on the website. Maybe either on the Develop page, or on the new Extensions page? And since I just came across another less technical kind of guide: http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d..., I'm motivated to bring up the issue here. Should they be listed/linked? I think they both serve as simple examples, which potentially could help new extension-writers. Or would they just be in that category of more links that are prone to bitrot? Just a thought. I'll be glad to make the edits, if everyone else agrees.
All best, brynn
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
That sounds reasonable to me. From what I recall of his message on the list, it seems like he might be interested.
However, I've just rediscovered another guide that I knew about a long time ago, but had forgotten about. http://sugarpillstudios.com/wp/?p=142
So now with 3 potentially helpful, but "unofficial" guides, will it be reasonable to ask all 3 authors to contribute to the website? Or maybe I will discover more?
I certainly don't mind contacting them and asking...or inviting them to help with the official guide (especially since I've been "pushing" to get a guide written). But I'm not sure if it would be appropriate. Kind of like making "cold calls" an old telemarketing term, meaning to sell something to strangers who have no previous interest in the product.
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Anyone else with ideas? (or offers :-))
brynn
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 4:04 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Brynn,
What would be a really good outreach is if you contact the author of the medium.com article and ask him if he'd like to improve the inkscape.org extension guide with the information he's written on his blog.
that way we don't have to link to something that might disapear for information we should certainly have the best of on our website and we potentially invite a new contributor to help out on the official pages.
Thoughts?
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 15:22 -0700, Brynn wrote:
Hi Friends (Maren, Martin), I've been wondering whether it might be a good idea to have a link to the guide to writing extensions, which recently was mentioned in a message on the dev list (https://medium.com/@xaviju/inkscape-extensions-by-non-developers-for-non-dev...) somewhere on the website. Maybe either on the Develop page, or on the new Extensions page? And since I just came across another less technical kind of guide: http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d..., I'm motivated to bring up the issue here. Should they be listed/linked? I think they both serve as simple examples, which potentially could help new extension-writers. Or would they just be in that category of more links that are prone to bitrot? Just a thought. I'll be glad to make the edits, if everyone else agrees.
All best, brynn
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Hi Martin and all,
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
Oh, in my analogy, the 'no previous interest' would be in working on the website. I would be trying to "sell" them on the idea to help on the website.
Ok, you've convinced me! I will give it a try. I now have 4 guides from 3 authors (including Xavi). There's a 5th/4th, but the tutorial is outdated, and references no-longer-existing wiki page.
I'll let you all know if I get any response.
All best, brynn
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Hi again, One of these guys seems to only have tweeter or facebook contacts, and I don't have any social media accounts. If I write the message, can someone else send it for me?
brynn
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and I’ll take a look at it. As long as there’s a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d... http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Hi Brynn,
good work :) Just a quick request: Could you ask Jerry for dual-licencing (GPLv3+ and CC-By-SA), please?
Thank you!
Kind Regards, Maren
Am 12.11.2015 um 02:58 schrieb Brynn:
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and I’ll take a look at it. As long as there’s a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d... http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Hi Maren, Sure, I'll ask. Just want to be clear what I'm asking. Am I asking if we can give the text the 2nd license? Or if he can give it that license for us? Or if there's a better way to say it?
Thanks, brynn
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:12 AM To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Brynn,
good work :) Just a quick request: Could you ask Jerry for dual-licencing (GPLv3+ and CC-By-SA), please?
Thank you!
Kind Regards, Maren
Am 12.11.2015 um 02:58 schrieb Brynn:
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and I’ll take a look at it. As long as there’s a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d... http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Hi Maren, Sure, I'll ask. Just want to be clear what I'm asking. Am I asking if we can give the text the 2nd license? Or if he can give it that license for us? Or if there's a better way to say it?
Thanks, brynn
Hi Brynn,
sorry - yes, please ask for a dual-licencing of his text, so anything we take from it will be compatible with the website's licencing (CC-By-SA + GPLv3+).
Thanks again, Maren
From: "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:12 AM To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Brynn,
good work :) Just a quick request: Could you ask Jerry for dual-licencing (GPLv3+ and CC-By-SA), please?
Thank you!
Kind Regards, Maren
Am 12.11.2015 um 02:58 schrieb Brynn:
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and Iâll take a look at it. As long as thereâs a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d... http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Hi Maren, Sounds like no problem for dual license:
"Hey, Brynn. Absolutely, those are fine. GPL 3+ and CC-BY-SA 3.0+
Jerry"
All best, brynn
-------------------------------------------------- From: <maren@...68...> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 9:50 AM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net; "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Maren, Sure, I'll ask. Just want to be clear what I'm asking. Am I asking if we can give the text the 2nd license? Or if he can give it that license for us? Or if there's a better way to say it?
Thanks, brynn
Hi Brynn,
sorry - yes, please ask for a dual-licencing of his text, so anything we take from it will be compatible with the website's licencing (CC-By-SA + GPLv3+).
Thanks again, Maren
From: "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:12 AM To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Brynn,
good work :) Just a quick request: Could you ask Jerry for dual-licencing (GPLv3+ and CC-By-SA), please?
Thank you!
Kind Regards, Maren
Am 12.11.2015 um 02:58 schrieb Brynn:
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and Iâ?Tll take a look at it. As long as thereâ?Ts a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d... http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote:
who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, rather than find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to contact them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would want to work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could use the info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just a little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read these guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm completely lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Inkscape-docs mailing list Inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-docs
Thanks for asking :)
Keep this documented along with the link to Jerry's article, so you can hand this over to whomever will polish the page when they have the time.
Kind regards, Maren
Am 20.11.2015 um 08:59 schrieb Brynn:
Hi Maren, Sounds like no problem for dual license:
"Hey, Brynn. Absolutely, those are fine. GPL 3+ and CC-BY-SA 3.0+
Jerry"
All best, brynn
From: <maren@...68...> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 9:50 AM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net; "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Maren, Sure, I'll ask. Just want to be clear what I'm asking. Am I asking if we can give the text the 2nd license? Or if he can give it that license for us? Or if there's a better way to say it?
Thanks, brynn
Hi Brynn,
sorry - yes, please ask for a dual-licencing of his text, so anything we take from it will be compatible with the website's licencing (CC-By-SA + GPLv3+).
Thanks again, Maren
From: "Maren Hachmann" <maren@...68...> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 5:12 AM To: inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
Hi Brynn,
good work :) Just a quick request: Could you ask Jerry for dual-licencing (GPLv3+ and CC-By-SA), please?
Thank you!
Kind Regards, Maren
Am 12.11.2015 um 02:58 schrieb Brynn:
Hi again Everyone, I've received a positive reply from the 1 article author (Jerry Stratton) I was able to contact. He says he doesn't feel qualified to do any of the writing himself, but says we can quote his articles. Below I've quoted from his reply, so I don't get any details wrong about the licensing, etc. So if Xavi, or whoever ends up working on it, maybe some of Jerry's articles will be helpful :-)
All best, brynn
"All of my Mimsy/hacks code is under the GPL v3, and you are hereby officially allowed to use the text from the above-mentioned pages under the GPL v3 as well. If you need another license, let me know what you need, and Iâ?Tll take a look at it. As long as thereâ?Ts a link back, I expect it will be fine.
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/parsing-and-setting-colors-inkscape-extens...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/write-inkscape-extension-create-multiple-d...
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/hacks/get-element-id-inkscape/
Jerry
http://www.hoboes.com/Mimsy/ "After midnight, all things are possible.""
From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...2...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 8:07 PM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...78...> Cc: "Inkscape-Docs" inkscape-docs@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-docs] more on writing extensions
On Fri, 2015-11-06 at 16:53 -0700, Brynn wrote: > who have no previous interest in the product.
I think someone who writes a guide has probably used the 'product' ;-)
> I'm guessing they might offer to let us quote from their guides, > rather than > find the time to do it themselves. I mean, I don't mind trying to > contact > them, if that's what we decide to do. Who knows? Maybe they would > want to > work together on it?
Please do. This kind of outreach is really important at bringing people together and your helpful interest in the page is a great reason to reach out.
If people aren't interested, then we can also ask if the content is licensed under the GPL/Creative Commons license so we can integrate it into the website. Without a good license, we'd have to link only.
> Or maybe someone who is more familiar with writing extensions could > use the > info from these 3 guides, to add to the official one? It's all just > a > little beyond my reach, to be able to do that myself. When I read > these > guides, I get through the first 3 or 4 paragraphs, and then I'm > completely > lost.
Don't worry about the content exactly. You can guide people on how to edit the web page or get them in touch with me or Maren etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
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