[theme-reviewers] GPL-compatible social media icon sets

[Syahir Hakim]

OK, so the bottom line is can we bundle these icon sets without any 
pre-made licences, but with the express intent that they're free for any 
use, with WP.org repository-hosted themes?

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Regards,
Syahir Hakim


On 11/05/2012 11:14 a.m., Otto wrote:
> The line "you can download and use wherever you like, for free as
> well" is a statement of intent, certainly, however he only talks about
> "use". You also need to be concerned with re-distribution.
>
> It's probably the author's intent to essentially say that they
> disclaim any rights to the icons, but if they don't actually say that
> anywhere, then it's somewhat bad form to assume it from a poorly
> worded statement.
>
> This is why we have pre-made licenses, folks. If you say "it's CC0" or
> "it's BSD" or "it's GPL", then you're at least being clear about
> things.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Syahir Hakim<khairulsyahir at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Can we bundle any resources that are not licensed under a well-known,
>> GPL-compatible licence? I mean, I know a lot of icon sets are "free to use
>> for whatever purposes", including the one I used previously from this site:
>> http://www.nouveller.com/general/free-social-media-bookmark-icon-pack-the-ever-growing-icon-set/
>>
>> However, in my last theme update submission I was informed that I need to
>> change the bundled icon set since it was not released under any explicit
>> licence. It was stated in the page linked to above that "you can download
>> and use wherever you like, for free as well!". Furthermore, what's to
>> prevent the icon designers to simply whack that line off their page?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Syahir Hakim
>>
>>
>> On 11/05/2012 9:58 a.m., Bruce Wampler wrote:
>>
>> This is a very high quality, complete social icon set. I don't think I've
>> seen it in any of the links here, or some of the referenced links:
>>
>> http://icondock.com/free/vector-social-media-icons
>>
>> I would think that its license is GPL compatible - it doesn't require
>> anything. The site says:
>>
>> License Info
>>
>> Free to use for whatever purposes. If you use these icons, an optional link
>> to http://icondock.com would be appreciated. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> I don't think an "optional link" voilates GPL. There are really no
>> restrictions I can read into this license.
>>
>> Bruce Wampler
>>
>>
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