Description: WindowsXP, "User Account Pictures" or "Logon Icons" for KDM. Maybe some people are missing some colorful icons from their windows installation. NOW, moving from windows to linux is even more simple ;P
This dismissal of the licensing of material really has to stop. People have to realise that it is a serious issue, and that web sites like KDE-LOOK can be taken down for copyright infringement, because contributors didn't think twice about submitting content. Others might be cautious about using, modifying and redistributing content they find on this site unless the licensing is clearly stated.
If your work is original, please carefully consider your license, and state it. If not, then please check the licensing of appropriated materials, and gain permissions where necessary.
Licensing is not the joke many make it out to be on this site.
No, you're quite right, this submission is perfectly legal. But that wasn't my point... I took issue with the way the person said "license ? whatever..", and (perhaps unfairly) then took that as an opportunity to try and make my point about a problem affecting many submissions on this site. Contributors need to take more care of the license.
Usually it isn't. But all icons
together and in this context here??
It's certainly clever to do just
a screensot but gray area of
low nevertheless IMHO. Any law experts
out there? BTW why do people always
try to make KDE look like Windows or
like Mac. I'm using KDE with Noia Icons,
Keramik Window Decoration and
Liquid Crystal and there are a lot of
other native styles to choose from.
For KDM I have found some useful
icons on
http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com
Some are quite usable for KDM others
too childish. Go figure out yourself
(and convert them with the OS X converter
found somewhere on this site)
hmmm :)
actually, I don't know yet, where Microsoft has stolen these icons from, though, redistributing even stolen icons could be a problem too, that's why i didn't upload the icons yet. actually, i wonder, which stuff of windows is not stolen from other OS..
How long we can set icons on users in KDM, and how long we can set icons in 'windows logon'. hmmmm. ^-^
thanx
Microsoft might not do a lot of things just as the open source, FSF, etc. community might like them to, but you can bet that their legal department wouldn't let them "steal" some icons for distribution with *every* copy of Windows XP sold.
hm, i just didn't know exactly about the license, but of course, i care about that, that's why i didn't upload the icons yet, but, i remember right now, there also exists a win_xp theme/style on kdelook, and there are also wallpapers, icons and even window-decoration (copied?) from MS..
so maybe it is no problem to upload these few icons too ?
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I wanted the rubber ducky but didn't wanna waste my time installing XP :P
I think the subject of this message says it all. Take them away.
>Make the choice > 02/09/2003, 1:37
Why is there a window border in KDM?
That's because he used Xnest to take the screenshot (it opens a nested Xwindow) Try "Xnest :2"
example: Xnest :2 -geometry 1152x864 -query localhost
This dismissal of the licensing of material really has to stop. People have to realise that it is a serious issue, and that web sites like KDE-LOOK can be taken down for copyright infringement, because contributors didn't think twice about submitting content. Others might be cautious about using, modifying and redistributing content they find on this site unless the licensing is clearly stated. If your work is original, please carefully consider your license, and state it. If not, then please check the licensing of appropriated materials, and gain permissions where necessary. Licensing is not the joke many make it out to be on this site.
Take another look. He she didn't upload anything illegal. The download is just a screenshot. Is it illegal taking a screenshot of XP icons?
No, you're quite right, this submission is perfectly legal. But that wasn't my point... I took issue with the way the person said "license ? whatever..", and (perhaps unfairly) then took that as an opportunity to try and make my point about a problem affecting many submissions on this site. Contributors need to take more care of the license.
Usually it isn't. But all icons together and in this context here?? It's certainly clever to do just a screensot but gray area of low nevertheless IMHO. Any law experts out there? BTW why do people always try to make KDE look like Windows or like Mac. I'm using KDE with Noia Icons, Keramik Window Decoration and Liquid Crystal and there are a lot of other native styles to choose from. For KDM I have found some useful icons on http://www.pixelgirlpresents.com Some are quite usable for KDM others too childish. Go figure out yourself (and convert them with the OS X converter found somewhere on this site)
wow, thanks, there are also beautiufl icons.. cool!
hmmm :) actually, I don't know yet, where Microsoft has stolen these icons from, though, redistributing even stolen icons could be a problem too, that's why i didn't upload the icons yet. actually, i wonder, which stuff of windows is not stolen from other OS.. How long we can set icons on users in KDM, and how long we can set icons in 'windows logon'. hmmmm. ^-^ thanx
Microsoft might not do a lot of things just as the open source, FSF, etc. community might like them to, but you can bet that their legal department wouldn't let them "steal" some icons for distribution with *every* copy of Windows XP sold.
hm, i just didn't know exactly about the license, but of course, i care about that, that's why i didn't upload the icons yet, but, i remember right now, there also exists a win_xp theme/style on kdelook, and there are also wallpapers, icons and even window-decoration (copied?) from MS.. so maybe it is no problem to upload these few icons too ?
nice idea. BTW, Nice to see your screenshot at last! ;-)