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<blockquote data-quote="~ok|" data-source="post: 75272">this is a great idea. In fact I find that it is more than a necessity.If only skin authors could clearly state the license they use from the early start of their project then maybe there will be less orphan skins (and usually great ones, sadly). people will be able to easily take over a new development process from what's been left by the original creator, within the limits of the license chosen. IMHO, copyright protection granted to individuals is not really appropriate in a GPL project.To go even further, it is maybe the MP team responsibility to enforce the use of a specific license for skins that are/will be part of the MP bundle (maybe it is already made this way?). A one that does not interfere with the GPL used for the MP core. Plugin developers need to put their code into the GPL, why not the skin artists.Of course, independant skin developers will still have the final word about the license they want to use ,but, at least, it will make things clear from the early start.Perhaps something like the OSI Artistic License. Maybe not.Any lawyer advice here?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="~ok|, post: 75272"] this is a great idea. In fact I find that it is more than a necessity. If only skin authors could clearly state the license they use from the early start of their project then maybe there will be less orphan skins (and usually great ones, sadly). people will be able to easily take over a new development process from what's been left by the original creator, within the limits of the license chosen. IMHO, copyright protection granted to individuals is not really appropriate in a GPL project. To go even further, it is maybe the MP team responsibility to enforce the use of a specific license for skins that are/will be part of the MP bundle (maybe it is already made this way?). A one that does not interfere with the GPL used for the MP core. Plugin developers need to put their code into the GPL, why not the skin artists. Of course, independant skin developers will still have the final word about the license they want to use ,but, at least, it will make things clear from the early start. Perhaps something like the OSI Artistic License. Maybe not. Any lawyer advice here? [/QUOTE]

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