Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 7 Feb 2022 21:15:04 +0200 | From | IFo Hancroft <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] docs: add SVG version of Linux logo |
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Hi,
You have my permission to use the vector version of Tux with the license given in the patch.
Best Regards, IFo Hancroft
On Mon, Feb 07, 2022 at 02:44:18AM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote: >In the Rust for Linux patch series, Jonathan Corbet requested that >we avoid binary assets (logo and favicons for the generated >documentation), possibly by recreating the logo in SVG format. > >However, it turns out there is no SVG version of the Linux logo >in the kernel tree yet, only a GIF one from the pre-v2.0.0 days. >Thus this commit fixes that, which then we can use in the Rust >documentation in one way or another. > >This is a vector re-illustration by Garrett LeSage of the original >logo by Larry Ewing (plus cleanups by IFo Hancroft). Garrett gave >me (privately) his permission to use it for this purpose. The >acknowledgement requirement has been made mandatory here to match >the wording of the existing one. > >Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87fspk1xoc.fsf@meer.lwn.net/ >Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org> >--- >Garrett, it would be great if you could confirm here that you >are OK with the note in `COPYING-logo`. In particular, in your >repository, you license the logo as public domain, though here >I followed the existing licence which requires giving credit. >Please see below. > > Documentation/COPYING-logo | 8 + > Documentation/logo.svg | 2040 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 2048 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/logo.svg > >diff --git a/Documentation/COPYING-logo b/Documentation/COPYING-logo >index b21c7cf7d9f6..fd7c9451fc72 100644 >--- a/Documentation/COPYING-logo >+++ b/Documentation/COPYING-logo >@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ Larry's web-page: > > https://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/ > >+The SVG version was re-illustrated in vector by Garrett LeSage and >+refined and cleaned up by IFo Hancroft. It is also freely usable >+as long as you acknowledge Larry, Garrett and IFo Hancroft as above. >+ >+There are also black-and-white and inverted vector versions at >+Garrett's repository: >+ >+ https://github.com/garrett/Tux
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