Bug#735943: Non free icons

[gregor herrmann]

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:04:23 +0100, Johan Vromans wrote:

> > Thess file is not free 
> > eekboek 2.02.04-1 (source)
> > 
> >     doc/html/images/valid-html401-blue.png usual name is valid-html401-blue.png. The valid w3c icons could not be modified. See also http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/Icons.
> >     doc/html/images/valid-html401.png usual name is valid-html401.png. The valid w3c icons could not be modified. See also http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/Icons.
> 
> I'm afraid I do not understand.
> 
>   doc/html/images/valid-html401-blue.png usual name is
>   valid-html401-blue.png.
> 
> What is that supposed to mean?

I suppose Bastien's mail was semi-automated; it includes this
sentence for files that are renamed which doesn't make a lot of sense
in this case.
 
>   The valid w3c icons could not be modified.
> 
> What is that supposed to mean?

The icons are released under a license that doesn't allow modification
which makes them non-free in the sense of the Debian Free Software
Guidelines.

http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/Icons
http://validator.w3.org/docs/help.html#icon-license
http://validator.w3.org/docs/help.html#icon-deriv
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231.html


Cheers,
gregor

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