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Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID 11656f446f680d4e6051e820a1eed626; Thu, 05 May 2022 05:06:53 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <87mtfwsir6.fsf@protesilaos.com> (Protesilaos Stavrou's message of "Thu, 05 May 2022 07:31:09 +0300") X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.20118 mail.backend.jedi.jws.acl:role.jedi.acl.token.atz.jws.hermes.yahoo Received-SPF: pass client-ip=66.163.184.148; envelope-from=luangruo@yahoo.com; helo=sonic309-22.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:289224 Archived-At: Protesilaos Stavrou writes: > The modus-themes (modus-operandi, modus-vivendi) are distributed under > the terms of the GNU GPLv3 and are part of Emacs. I was wondering > whether their colours could be licensed under different terms, such as > by putting them in the public domain (with Creative Commons). > > I am reading the GNU commentary on licenses[1] and understand that my > choice will have to be compatible with the GPL. What I am not sure > about are the following: > > * Is it possible to keep the modus-themes under the GPL but also > dedicate its colours to the public domain? > > * Does the inclusion of the modus-themes in Emacs impose any constraints > on the possibility of such a dual license arrangement? > > If there is any precedent or resources I could refer to, please let me > know. > > I intend to do what is good for Emacs and, by extension, GNU: if a dual > license for the colours of the modus-themes can cause problems for > Emacs, then I will simply not do it. > > As for why I am asking this: there are cases where someone wants to > reuse the colours of the modus-themes---just the colours---for stylistic > purposes and there is uncertainty whether they are allowed to do so > under the terms of the GPL. > > All the best, > Protesilaos (or simply "Prot") > > [1] Disclaimer, IANAL. I think if you are the only person to have devised colors for modus-themes, then you can do whatever you want with them. But if someone else has, you need his consent to re-license (or dual license) the list of colors that he devised, etc.