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licenses, again...

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:42
by durtective6
i posted this on general discussion, without many answers.
so, ive made a mod with some new blocks, and wanted to know about licenses and what one i should choose.
i dont know if this would change anything--->Image as ive changed the brightness etc of the default dirt texture to make a texture for the block (its a type of dirt thats harder to break)
what license(s) should i have for my mod?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:07
by Casimir
If you alternate something take a look at the original license. For dirt it is WTFPL. Which says you can do "what the fuck you want."
Things like GPL and CC-BY-SA include a part that tells you, you have to use the same license for derivative works. That prevents people from using free content in non free projects.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:22
by durtective6
is everything on that page wtfpl then?

ive also noticed it doesnt list glass, dye or cactus, ive used/edited those to make textures

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 13:43
by Mossmanikin
durtective6 wrote:is everything on that page wtfpl then?

ive also noticed it doesnt list glass, dye or cactus, ive used/edited those to make textures


If it's not listed there (but it's part of default, it's:
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/


If it's listed, it has the license as mentioned above the textures right after the author.

For example:
Calinou (CC BY-SA):
default_brick.png
default_clay_brick.png


The clay brick texture is CC BY-SA

jojoa1997 (WTFPL):
default_obsidian.png


The obsidian texture is WTFPL

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 13:54
by durtective6
cactus is default right?
ive found dyes as wtfpl
should i put licenses as wtfpl and CC BY-SA 3.0 as the licenses then (on my mod page)?

like
licenses:WTFPL and CC BY-SA 3.0

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:07
by Mossmanikin
durtective6 wrote:ive found dyes as wtfpl
should i put licenses as wtfpl and CC BY-SA 3.0 as the licenses then (on my mod page)?

like
licenses:WTFPL and CC BY-SA 3.0


If every source you used is WTFPL you can just write:
License (everything): WTFPL


If most of the mod is WTFPL, but a part is CC BY-SA 3.0, I'd write something like this:
License (texture_x.png): CC BY-SA 3.0
License (everything else): WTFPL


If the license of the source is WTFPL you can change it to CC BY-SA 3.0, but not the other way around.

EDIT: gRamma

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:09
by durtective6
is cactus and buckets CC BY-SA 3.0?

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:10
by Mossmanikin
durtective6 wrote:is cactus CC BY-SA 3.0?


It's not listed in the readme, so: yes.

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:11
by durtective6
last thing i think answered before i pressed submit on the edit :P
is buckets CC BY-SA 3.0

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:15
by Mossmanikin
durtective6 wrote:last thing i think answered before i pressed submit on the edit :P
is buckets CC BY-SA 3.0


The textures: yes (see the readme in the mod folder).

PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:17
by durtective6
k thanks so much gonna go upload my mod.