question about Flare art license
Hello there, first of all kudos for the whole Flare project, it is amazing work.
I am developing a free mobile RPG, (although eventually I may support it with ads or other models).
My question is, can I use Flare art as a base to build my art assets?
My first concern is, in the Flare website it says (on the bottom of the page) that art is licensed CC-BY-SA 3.0, however, here:
http://opengameart.org/content/classic-dungeon-walls
http://opengameart.org/content/stone-and-wood-barricade
and in other similar posts, it is stated as CC-BY, not requiring sharing alike.
In case I used art under CC-BY-SA 3.0, would that force me to release my source code as well, or just the art?
And I really have no problem with attribution, but sharing the art, I am really not sure how can I share content through an android/iphone app marketplace, as it just allows you to share your packed app and normally it even forbids to link to external downloads...
Thanks in advance for shedding some light, I am rather ignorant on these matters ;)
Glad you like the Flare art!
The Flare art you see, collectively, is CC-BY-SA. So if someone's talking about reusing/sharing all the art, that's the overall license to use.
It's using art from sources that are CC0, CC-BY, and CC-BY-SA. These individual assets can be used according to their original licenses.
You can see here where I've given attribution to all artists (except myself), along with links to the original files and licenses for each.
https://github.com/clintbellanger/flare-game/wiki/Credits
Most of the Flare art I made is posted here on OpenGameArt, under various licenses too:
http://opengameart.org/users/clint-bellanger
As far as we know, CC-BY-SA art never means you have to release your source code.
If you're mixing CC-BY-SA art with other art, that resulting art is usually also licensed CC-BY-SA. To properly share art this way you don't have to do it directly through the marketplace, you can just link to it e.g. from your game's homepage. Or include a credits file with links with your download.
Hope this helps, I'll answer more questions if needed.
Ah, thank you very much, that clarifies it for me.
But what about your own art, is it CC-BY by default? what I have found so far, is.