[Nix-dev] NixOS artwork repository created

[James Cook]

On 24 October 2014 03:30, Luca Bruno <lethalman88 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm announcing the nixos-artwork repository [1].
> The idea is to add some nixos-branded images, wallpapers to our
> distribution.
>
> The first issue is the 14.11 release [2], I've created a simple gnome
> wallpaper however I'm trying to figure out where the gimp source is on
> my disk :P
>
> When adding artwork, it's better to also provide the source and make
> sure it has some permissive license (I'm no expert here).
>
> About the directory structure, for now I'd propose simply:
> - nixos/
> -- grub/
> --- image1-name/
> ---- source
> ---- png
> ...
>
> I think using a fetchurl with the git revision is enough.
>
> In general, for licensing issues I think it's preferable to have 100%
> work done by our users with a permissive license, instead of
> super-fantastic work done by a foreign source + copy-paste + rebrand
> (unless we exactly know the license of that work).
> For example reusing basic kde backgrounds or gnome backgrounds should be
> fine as we already redistribute them.
>
> Looking toward your beautiful works!
>
> Best regards,
>
> [1] https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork
> [2] https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-artwork/issues/1

I love the grub background.  Thanks for starting this!

James