Re: SVG version of GDB mascot (archer fish)

Andreas Arnez
2017-10-04T13:30:35Z

On Fri, Sep 29 2017, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: Andreas Arnez <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Cc: palves@redhat.com, brobecker@adacore.com, gdb@sourceware.org
>> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 19:19:06 +0200
>>
>> > FWIW, https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#OtherLicenses
>> > only mentions CC BY-SA 4.0, so I think we should first find out
>> > whether version 3.0 is GPL-compatible.
>>
>> Hm, if I understand the license terms of CC BY-SA 3.0 US correctly, I
>> should be able to upgrade the license of my derivative work to CC BY-SA
>> 4.0. Sounds like that would be preferable?
>
> I think so, yes. If nothing else, it will allow us to avoid asking
> the FSF lawyers about this.

In this case I suggest to apply the patch below to the GDB web site. Is
this OK?

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Subject: Upgrade license of GDB mascot's SVG versions to CC-BY-SA 4.0

This patch upgrades the license of the SVG versions of the GDB archer
fish logo from "CC BY-SA 3.0 US" to "CC BY-SA 4.0".

Index: images/archer-inkscape.svg
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gdb/htdocs/images/archer-inkscape.svg,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 archer-inkscape.svg
--- images/archer-inkscape.svg 26 Sep 2017 12:19:48 -0000 1.1
+++ images/archer-inkscape.svg 4 Oct 2017 13:19:11 -0000
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
id="svg2"
version="1.1"
inkscape:version="0.47 r22583"
- sodipodi:docname="gdbfish.svg">
+ sodipodi:docname="archer-inkscape.svg">
<title
id="title2876">Archer Fish
<defs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
<dc:title>Archer Fish</dc:title>
<cc:license
- rdf:resource="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/" />
+ rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" />
<dc:creator>
<cc:Agent>
<dc:title>Andreas Arnez</dc:title>
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
</dc:subject>
</cc:Work>
<cc:License
- rdf:about="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">
+ rdf:about="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">
<cc:permits
rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/ns#Reproduction" />
<cc:permits
Index: mascot/index.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/gdb/htdocs/mascot/index.html,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 index.html
--- mascot/index.html 26 Sep 2017 12:19:49 -0000 1.21
+++ mascot/index.html 4 Oct 2017 13:19:11 -0000
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@
An Inkscape document
for easier editing and adaptation is available as well.

- Jamie Guinan's original archer fish logo and the vector versions by
-Andreas Arnez are licensed
+ Jamie Guinan's original archer fish logo is licensed
under CC
-BY-SA 3.0 US.
+BY-SA 3.0 US. The vector versions by Andreas Arnez are licensed
+under CC BY-SA
+4.0.