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Dan Polansky: /* Licensing of images */

2026-05-15T09:17:59Z

Licensing of images

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	==Licensing of images==		==Licensing of images==
	As per [https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/code/ci/master/tree/freemind/history.txt history.txt], some 16x16 icon images for FreeMind 0.8.0 came from crystalsvg folder of a Linux distribution.		As per [https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/code/ci/master/tree/freemind/history.txt history.txt], some 16x16 icon images for FreeMind 0.8.0 came from crystalsvg folder of a Linux distribution. That was for FreeMind 0.8.0 RC1, which was made available on 10 Jan 2005 per private email; 0.8.0 RC5 was released on 8 July 2005 per [https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/files/old-files/ old-files].

	Other icon images were donated by Predrag Cuklin and others to FreeMind under under GPL v2+[https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/patches/151/]. Predrag is mentioned in history.txt multiple times later.		Other icon images were donated by Predrag Cuklin and others to FreeMind under under GPL v2+[https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/patches/151/]. Predrag is mentioned in history.txt multiple times later.

Dan Polansky: /* Licensing of images */

2026-05-15T09:05:28Z

Licensing of images

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	As per [https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/code/ci/master/tree/freemind/history.txt history.txt], some 16x16 icon images for FreeMind 0.8.0 came from crystalsvg folder of a Linux distribution.		As per [https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/code/ci/master/tree/freemind/history.txt history.txt], some 16x16 icon images for FreeMind 0.8.0 came from crystalsvg folder of a Linux distribution.

	Other icon images were donated by Predrag Cuklin and others to FreeMind under under GPL v2+[https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/patches/151/]. Predrag is mentioned in history.txt multiple times later __.		Other icon images were donated by Predrag Cuklin and others to FreeMind under under GPL v2+[https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/patches/151/]. Predrag is mentioned in history.txt multiple times later.

	==See also==		==See also==

Dan Polansky: +Licensing of images

2026-05-15T09:04:57Z

+Licensing of images

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	See also [[Copyright assignment]].		See also [[Copyright assignment]].

			==Licensing of images==
			As per [https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/code/ci/master/tree/freemind/history.txt history.txt], some 16x16 icon images for FreeMind 0.8.0 came from crystalsvg folder of a Linux distribution.

			Other icon images were donated by Predrag Cuklin and others to FreeMind under under GPL v2+[https://sourceforge.net/p/freemind/patches/151/]. Predrag is mentioned in history.txt multiple times later __.

	==See also==		==See also==

Dan Polansky: /* License header */ +See also License header

2026-05-15T05:55:08Z

License header: +See also License header

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	*/		*/
	</pre>		</pre>

			See also [[License header]].

	==Projects bundling Java==		==Projects bundling Java==

Dan Polansky: /* Possible relicensing */

2026-05-14T11:08:08Z

Possible relicensing

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	* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org		* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org
	*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."		*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."

			Note on the above quotation: it should be clarified whether the term "FSF project" used above is coextensive with the term "GNU project"; it does not seem to be the case or else all GNU projects would require copyright assignment.

	See also [[Copyright assignment]].		See also [[Copyright assignment]].

Dan Polansky: /* Possible relicensing */

2026-05-14T11:05:59Z

Possible relicensing

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	* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org		* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org
	*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."		*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."

			See also [[Copyright assignment]].

	==See also==		==See also==

Dan Polansky: /* Possible relicensing */ one more typo

2026-05-07T06:51:05Z

Possible relicensing: one more typo

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	==Possible relicensing==		==Possible relicensing==
	A relicensing does not seem practically possible. Since, one would need to contact all the code contributors and ask them to agree to the ~~relincensing~~. FreeMind is not managed or owned by an organization; FreeMind contributors do not transfer copyright to a legal entity (there is not copyright assignment to a legal entity). This is by contrast to GNU projects; see e.g. this:		A relicensing does not seem practically possible. Since, one would need to contact all the code contributors and ask them to agree to the relicensing. FreeMind is not managed or owned by an organization; FreeMind contributors do not transfer copyright to a legal entity (there is not copyright assignment to a legal entity). This is by contrast to GNU projects; see e.g. this:
	* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org		* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org
	*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."		*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."

Dan Polansky: /* Possible relicensing */ probable typos

2026-05-07T06:50:22Z

Possible relicensing: probable typos

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	==Possible relicensing==		==Possible relicensing==
	A relicensing does not seem practically possible. Since, one would need to contact all the code contributors and ask them to agree to the relincensing. FreeMind is ~~now~~ managed or ~~owner~~ by an organization; FreeMind contributors do not transfer copyright to a legal entity (there is not copyright assignment to a legal entity). This is by contrast to GNU projects; see e.g. this:		A relicensing does not seem practically possible. Since, one would need to contact all the code contributors and ask them to agree to the relincensing. FreeMind is not managed or owned by an organization; FreeMind contributors do not transfer copyright to a legal entity (there is not copyright assignment to a legal entity). This is by contrast to GNU projects; see e.g. this:
	* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org		* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org
	*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."		*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."

Dan Polansky at 13:10, 27 January 2025

2025-01-27T13:10:54Z

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	* [http://www.gnu.org/ gnu.org]		* [http://www.gnu.org/ gnu.org]
	* [http://groklaw.net/ groklaw.net]; [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20050131065655645 GPL Resources]		* [http://groklaw.net/ groklaw.net]; [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20050131065655645 GPL Resources]

			==Possible relicensing==
			A relicensing does not seem practically possible. Since, one would need to contact all the code contributors and ask them to agree to the relincensing. FreeMind is now managed or owner by an organization; FreeMind contributors do not transfer copyright to a legal entity (there is not copyright assignment to a legal entity). This is by contrast to GNU projects; see e.g. this:
			* [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors] by Eben Moglen, gnu.org
			*: "FSF requires that each author of code incorporated in FSF projects provide a copyright assignment, and, where appropriate, a disclaimer of any work-for-hire ownership claims by the programmer's employer."

	==See also==		==See also==

Dan Polansky: /* Licensing of components */ update Groovy license

2011-07-14T20:35:32Z

Licensing of components: update Groovy license

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	\| Groovy		\| Groovy
	\|		\|
			* [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html Apache 2 license], per [http://groovy.codehaus.org/License+Information codehaus.org], 2011-07-14
	* "A BSD / Apache style licence"[http://groovy.codehaus.org/faq.html#licence]?		* "A BSD / Apache style licence"[http://groovy.codehaus.org/faq.html#licence]?
	* Apache License, Version 2.0[http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/3740]?		* Apache License, Version 2.0[http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/3740]?
	\|		\| 2.0
	\| [http://groovy.codehaus.org/]		\| [http://groovy.codehaus.org/]
	\|		\|