Re: Applying the GPL to Artwork

[Yevgen Muntyan <muntyan tamu edu>]

Hey,

I have a problem with the following:

Thomas Wood wrote:
...

> Run Time Substitution
> ---------------------
>
> If the icon is not required to allow the application to function (i.e.
> can be substituted at run time and is not distributed with the
> application) then the license does not apply. For example, this means
> that users would not be violating the GPL if a proprietary application
> uses a GPL icon theme.
>
> However, if a non-GPL application references an icon name from
> gnome-icon-theme, this should be considered as linking (as described
> above).


The first and the second paragraphs are not mutually
exclusive. I have this LGPL-ed application which has code
like this:

create_named_icon (icon_theme, widget, size, pixel_size, GTK_STOCK_HOME,
                                     "user-home", "gnome-fs-home", 
"folder_home", NULL);

It will work without gnome icon theme, yet it references
"gnome-fs-home" name. Am I violating GPL here?

Best regards,
Yevgen