From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 253FEC77B73 for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2023 16:26:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233304AbjFFQ0E (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jun 2023 12:26:04 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:58950 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S237833AbjFFQ0E (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Jun 2023 12:26:04 -0400 Received: from dfw.source.kernel.org (dfw.source.kernel.org [139.178.84.217]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 22F9410D5; Tue, 6 Jun 2023 09:26:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dfw.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4F42663585; Tue, 6 Jun 2023 16:26:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5D8F1C433D2; Tue, 6 Jun 2023 16:26:01 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1686068761; bh=l0TwkmD0wdgbtQLh9PHpe3cthZ6I+Cvy/LxgM83nceQ=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=zXwlPtxxrvj4DRGL9PtwAxt/0qqL+5ILgPWfopfjykAEykAiPQPatmOvJrtF99jrp 7pBmSxH39ziEsCHJtQM9oIfI3XMh/j1+yqMt6xUm6OJB1QhPFxHOJ3IzdA+Ebv/PQ2 Bkv1Fr2sqmolIcjFVdI0fPFBB8sIv2OVmFjqMpfw= Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 18:25:59 +0200 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Bagas Sanjaya Cc: Linux Documentation , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Jonathan Corbet Subject: Re: Stock image illustration (licensing) Message-ID: <2023060629-monogram-nursing-e9f5@gregkh> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:21:23PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > Hi, > > Imagine that there is a new Linux kernel contributor, contributing > documentation patches. As it is the habit from her company, she adds > stock images from various sources (which may or may not be related > to the doc), e.g. freepik or pexels [1], as illustration. > > However, on the source file, the image requires attribution. Yet, > the attribution instruction doesn't mention image license (she > attributes as "Illustration of foo by bar on pexels"), hence > all rights reserved. Can that stock image be added to the kernel > docs (which is licensed under GPL)? > > PS: none is lawyer here. Then please consult one if you have questions about licensing issues. Would you ask a lawyer about dental problems? :) thanks, greg k-h