Re: SVG version of GDB mascot (archer fish)

[Andreas Arnez <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

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</title>
   <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 <a href="../../gdb/images/archer-inkscape.svg">Inkscape document</a>
 for easier editing and adaptation is available as well.
 
-<p> Jamie Guinan's original archer fish logo and the vector versions by
-Andreas Arnez are licensed
+<p> Jamie Guinan's original archer fish logo is licensed
 under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/">CC
-BY-SA 3.0 US</a>.
+BY-SA 3.0 US</a>.  The vector versions by Andreas Arnez are licensed
+under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA
+4.0</a>.
 
 <!-- /body, update below using ../../gdb/index.sh -->