"...I actually haven't seen very much discussion on this."
...Really? I think there's been a lot of discussion on this. Nothing was ever truly concluded on the topic, though. Here are some stuff on GPL as it relates to art:
"...the Free Software Foundation has clarified that the game code and game media are separate entities and do not need to be released under the same license, provided those licenses allow you to copy and redistribute the work for both commercial and non-commercial purposes..."
Data that has an aesthetic purpose, rather than a functional one, may be included in a free system distribution as long as its license gives you permission to copy and redistribute, both for commercial and non-commercial purposes. For example, there are some game engines that have been released under the GNU GPL, and have accompanying game information "world map, game graphics, and so on" released under such a verbatim distribution license. This kind of data can be part of a free system distribution."
"...The reason the GPL is a license option at all is because there were several major projects that, at the time of OGA's creation, required their art to be licensed under the GPL (Wesnoth comes to mind, although I believe there were others), and because of the existence of legacy works from back when the GPL was the only game in town as far as licenses with a "share-alike" requirement..."
There is a bunch of threads in the forum talking about GPL as it relates to art, but they are usually more like blurbs mixed into a larger (and less related) licensing discussion, so it's a bit hard to wade through it all. Capbros has written a lot on the topic and he definitely understands GPL better than I do. Maybe he'll see this and give his assessment.
TL;DR: My overly simplified summary of the issue is:
GPL is not the recommended license for art, but there are legacy reasons for maintaining it as an art license.
GPL'd art doesn't neccessarily mean the code must be GPL as well. Art and code in a single project may be licensed separately as independent "collections". However, each project is subject to unique circumstances. Consult your lawyer if swelling persists longer than 4 hours.
If you're submitting GPL artwork, it is preferable (and polite) that a highly-editable format of the art be included along with a more finialized form. E.g. include a photoshop PSD file (or gimp XCF file) along with a PNG or JPG image of artwork, so other users may modify the image easily. Whether or not this is required in order to be compliant with the GPL is unlikely/debatable, but still a good idea.
Yay! Thanks for taking the initiative. If I can, I'll give the badges to the participants and winners once the challenge concludes. Though I don't know how winners were decided back in the day.
Nice. Very reminiscent of Rampage. It wasn't immediately apparent from the controls page that I needed to select the monster hands each time before I could interact with other objects, but I got it figured out. Good preview.
MikeeUSA was banned for repeated violation of the forum rules. Not without warning either. Multiple warnings from several admins, in fact. His ban had nothing to do with statements of worth.
Earlier in this thread, Botanic stated:
"...it will not be tolerated degrading other people, man, woman, child or otherwise. If I see this kind of behavor again I will be forced to ban your account..."
Disagreeing with others is fine. Being disrespectful is not. Ad Hominem attacks are not ok. Hateful slurs (obfuscated or otherwise) are not ok. Being religious or political is fine, but not here. It is explicitly disallowed on OGA. Bringing religion or politics into the discussion is not ok.
this is not the first time I've warned MikeeUSA on this site. Heck, it's not even the 3rd time. This isn't even the first warning to people on this thread.
Anyone on this thread posting hateful slurs, politics, religion, or disrespectful comments after this point will also be banned immediately. Not sure if your comment qualifies? Think real hard before hitting that save button.
Dannorder has heard our plea: http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/weekly-challenge-reborn-due-jan-15th
...Really? I think there's been a lot of discussion on this. Nothing was ever truly concluded on the topic, though. Here are some stuff on GPL as it relates to art:
http://opengameart.org/content/faq#q-ccgplcompat
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/source-required-for-art-licensed-under...
There is a bunch of threads in the forum talking about GPL as it relates to art, but they are usually more like blurbs mixed into a larger (and less related) licensing discussion, so it's a bit hard to wade through it all. Capbros has written a lot on the topic and he definitely understands GPL better than I do. Maybe he'll see this and give his assessment.
TL;DR: My overly simplified summary of the issue is:
Hope that helps some :)
Yay! Thanks for taking the initiative.
If I can,I'll give the badges to the participants and winners once the challenge concludes. Though I don't know how winners were decided back in the day.Nice. Very reminiscent of Rampage. It wasn't immediately apparent from the controls page that I needed to select the monster hands each time before I could interact with other objects, but I got it figured out. Good preview.
Is that pig holding a pork roast? Hahaha!
I really love seeing these collaborative works and expanding on existing artwork. It makes a good thing great. Keep it up! :)
Yay, more of Master Redshrike's monsters being animated. Thanks! :)
I love your pixel art, man. Keep 'em coming! :)
See http://opengameart.org/forumtopic/chaosesque-anthology-opensourcefree-fp...
MikeeUSA was banned for repeated violation of the forum rules. Not without warning either. Multiple warnings from several admins, in fact. His ban had nothing to do with statements of worth.
Earlier in this thread, Botanic stated:
Disagreeing with others is fine. Being disrespectful is not. Ad Hominem attacks are not ok. Hateful slurs (obfuscated or otherwise) are not ok. Being religious or political is fine, but not here. It is explicitly disallowed on OGA. Bringing religion or politics into the discussion is not ok.
this is not the first time I've warned MikeeUSA on this site. Heck, it's not even the 3rd time. This isn't even the first warning to people on this thread.
Anyone on this thread posting hateful slurs, politics, religion, or disrespectful comments after this point will also be banned immediately. Not sure if your comment qualifies? Think real hard before hitting that save button.
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