Re: [opensuse-marketing] Artwork repository license (was: Artwork and marketing repository)

The most pragmatic solution, and the fairest, IMHO, is that the

attribution should go to "the openSUSE project". We probably should mention that explicitly somewhere, and also that by committing content to the repository, you accept that: * the work is still owned by you, and by whomever makes  modifications to it * that it is licensed under one of the licenses we define and  accept use of (CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC-SA, GFDL, ...) * that attributions are "to the openSUSE project", and not to  you individually

Individual attributions would really be a nightmare to work with in practice...

cheers --  -o) Pascal Bleser  /\\ http://opensuse.org -- I took the green pill  _\_v FOSDEM XI: 5 + 6 Feb 2011, http://fosdem.org

Similar to this, in my day job we have a 'user agreement' (there's a short and a long version) that users agree to implicitly when they use the site and upload content, and explicitly (a signed form) when they contribute an article formally. That makes the license transfer very clear. With the varied contributions and collaboration that goes on, the 'openSUSE Project' attribution would be appropriate. I do think it would be NICE for people to try to include personal attribution where a major contribution has been made, because often people do open source work to build their portfolios - and it's good to give credit where it's due - but again this should be a 'nice to have' where possible and NOT a requirement. I think it's particularly critical to build a resource of foundation materials, such as backgrounds and stock photography, that is copyright free and can be used without seeking permissions. It might be worth investing in the purchase of some high quality stock. cheers, Helen -- IRC: helen_au helen.south@opensuse.org helensouth.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+help@opensuse.org