[ gpsdrive ] License of map icons

[Joerg Ostertag (gpsdrive Munich/Germany)]

On Montag 26 November 2007, Carsten wrote:
> > Datum: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:19:52 +0100
> > Von: Martin Luechem <Heinrich20 at gmx.de>
>
> [...]
>
> > Currently we sit together and design icons. ;-) As Jörg told me the
> > license
> > information is included in the file information. In addition you can get
> > an
> > overview on the complete directory where the icons are stored. To get
> > this overview download the complete directory and use the
> > script "create_overview.pl" (including help "-h").
> > "PD" means public domain, "GPL" and "no license" are self explaining.
>
> Thank you for your quick and detailed responses.
>
> The hint about the included information has helped me much.
> I will take some of the PD pictures.
>
> About the GPL/release hassle - I wouldn't have any problem
> to publish my code under the GPL, but there are other students
> developing other parts of the application and imagine they
> would use foreign sources with another incompatible license ...
> As the program probably will not be released, I won't
> violate others' rights for nothing. I'm happy with with
> some icons just as a proof of concept :)

The plan is to redraw all icons and this way replace them with a PD Version. 
Since we have a similar problem with the CC license of the OSM-Data and the 
GPL-license of GpsDrive ...
But let's see how long it will take to finish ...

-
Joerg