meta: add licensing, attribution, and provenance documentation #29
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I think we need to be clear that the rights granted here only concern copyright, not trademark. |
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@ryantrinkle what to you suggest we change? |
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- Added root LICENSE file referencing MIT (for code) and CC BY 4.0 (for assets) - Added LICENSES/ directory containing: - CC-BY-4.0.txt (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International) - MIT.txt (MIT License for code and generators) - Added docs/provenance/ directory with: - nixos-logo-permission-20161002-cuthbertson.txt (2016 CC BY confirmation) - nixos-logo-permission-20250917-cuthbertson.txt (2025 CC BY confirmation) - README.md summarizing provenance and privacy handling - Updated repository README.md to include: - License and Attribution sections - Detailed Logo Attribution with author handles and canonical links - Provenance reference to docs/provenance/ This establishes a transparent, verifiable license chain for the NixOS logo and other branding assets, preserving historical authorship and compliance with CC BY 4.0 and MIT license requirements.
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This establishes a transparent, verifiable license chain for the NixOS logo and other branding assets, preserving historical authorship and compliance with CC BY 4.0 and MIT license requirements.
resolves #13