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arj_pup · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Location: india

windows 7 like icons for Puppy Linux in a pet package
download form

http://ubuntuone.com/4dU7IsWB4THuh9LYOGVKYl or the attachment below

Please Use at your own risk and discretion these are proprietary Microsoft Windows 7 icons

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3357 Location: Oregon

Is this set of icons just copied from out of windows 7?
I am thinking of the copyright infringement implications if this is so.
Also, as with some of the current Apple copyright court battles, we have to consider "Look and Feel".
I would not want to see Puppy targeted for using copyrighted material without permission as it could lead to problems.

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5463 Location: Finland

With exiftool. Info tells that icons are created 2009.

ExifTool Version Number : 8.59
File Name : home48.png
Directory : /usr/local/lib/X11/themes/Win2-7
File Size : 15 kB
File Modification Date/Time : 2009:07:08 11:56:48+03:00
File Permissions : rwxr-xr-x
File Type : PNG
MIME Type : image/png
Image Width : 128
Image Height : 128
Bit Depth : 8
Color Type : RGB with Alpha
Compression : Deflate/Inflate
Filter : Adaptive
Interlace : Noninterlaced
SRGB Rendering : Perceptual
Background Color : 255 255 255
Pixels Per Unit X : 2835
Pixels Per Unit Y : 2835
Pixel Units : Meters
Modify Date : 2009:07:08 08:56:49

arj_pup · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Location: india

Flash · Posted: Tue 24 Jan 2012, 15:36 Post subject:

arj_pup, it would be nice if you gave a URL where you found the icons. So no one would worry. Smile

arj_pup · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Location: india

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3357 Location: Oregon

You can attach it to a Personal Messsage to Flash.
Just click on his name and select PM for personal message.

When I asked, I was not trying to create problems.
But by the same train of thought, I do not want to see icons that might come from a microsoft operating system offered as that could spell trouble.
So when you figure out where you got them, just let Flash know.

arj_pup · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Location: india

http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Win2-7+Pack?content=113264

8-bit · Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 3357 Location: Oregon

After reading the page you linked to, it looks like the package is released under GPL, but that the graphics, aka icons are proprietary microsoft icons.
So I would say that it is a bit iffy as to being fully open source.
And I do not know if you had noticed, but there is a disclaimer that says "Use at your own risk".
Also, there was something about the package checking the PC it was installed on.
I would not think a theme package would have to do that.
So to me those Windows 7-like icons are in fact proprietary windows icons.

arj_pup · Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 16 Location: india

Flash · Posted: Fri 27 Jan 2012, 15:37 Post subject:

Okay for now, and thanks for posting the link.

RSH · Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 2287 Location: Germany