On 05/11/2011 10:32 AM, Tőkés Ábel wrote:
Excuse me for my ignorance, but can you explain me why GPL is not compatible with CC? Quote from the GPL 3. preamble: "...the GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users."
As far as I see, CC is about similar purposes. What makes them incompatible?
That would depend on which Creative commons license you decide on. There are 4 basic clause that build up the various licenses.
BY - Attribution. Anyone using the work can do what they feel like as long as they attribute the original work to you.
SA - Share alike. Any derivate must be shared under the same license.
ND - No derivate. Self explanatory.
NC - Non Commercial. Allows for any non-commercial use of you work.
The GPL is incompatible with ND, BY and NC since the GPL specifically allow for derivate work, commercial work and does not specifically states that you must attribute the work. It only says that you have to state that you modified the code and leave notices intact.
I may be wrong here. This is what I managed to work out. I'm not lawyer.
What prevents you from using the Inkscape logo?
Nothing. I don't really see this being a problem.
Its more of a moral issue. I've been promoting free software for over a decade. The least I can do is respect the licenses. Years ago I decided I didn't need to pirate software and wouldn't. Respecting FOSS licensing fit in this category.
If I intergrate the source for the logo directly in my code I need to license my entire code according to the GPL. If I link it then it's like using an open source library in an application and I can respect the license while releasing my work under my terms.
Seb.