From 6b8c2dd29722a0938e931ee8027ae2f58d92cc1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Brian J. Tarricone" <brian@tarricone.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:21:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add README for backgrounds, with provenance and licensing
info
Closes #298
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backgrounds/Makefile.am | 4 ++-
backgrounds/README.md | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 backgrounds/README.md
diff --git a/backgrounds/Makefile.am b/backgrounds/Makefile.am
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--- a/backgrounds/Makefile.am
+++ b/backgrounds/Makefile.am
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ backgrounds_DATA = \
xfce-leaves.svg
-EXTRA_DIST = $(backgrounds_DATA)
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+ $(backgrounds_DATA) \
+ LICENSE.md
diff --git a/backgrounds/README.md b/backgrounds/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Xfce Desktop Backgrounds
+
+The backgrounds included here were created by the following people, for
+the following Xfce releases, and are licensed as follows:
+
+## Currently Shipped Backgrounds
+
+### Xfce 4.18
+
+For this release, we had a [design
+contest](https://gitlab.xfce.org/artwork/public/-/issues/1). Katerina
+Shkel's background won first place, with two of Denis Kuzminok's winning
+second and third places.
+
+* `xfce-shapes`, by [Katerina Shkel](https://gitlab.xfce.org/Shxxl),
+ [Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+* `xfce-flower`, by [Denis
+ Kuzminok](https://gitlab.xfce.org/DenDrop), [Creative Commons
+ Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+* `xfce-leaves`, by [Denis
+ Kuzminok](https://gitlab.xfce.org/DenDrop), [Creative Commons
+ Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+
+### Xfce 4.16
+
+* `xfce-verticals`, by [Pasi Lallinaho](https://open.knome.fi/),
+ [Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+
+### Xfce 4.14
+
+* `xfce-stripes`, by [Pasi Lallinaho](https://open.knome.fi/), [Creative
+ Commons Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+
+### Xfce 4.12
+
+* `xfce-teal`, by [Pasi Lallinaho](https://open.knome.fi/), [Creative
+ Commons Attribution Share-Alike
+ 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
+
+### Xfce 4.10
+
+* `xfce-blue` is currently of unknown provenance. While we are certain
+ that the contributor licensed it to us in a manner compatible with
+ xfdesktop's licensing, downstream distributors may choose to leave
+ this one out if there is any discomfort with the status of this
+ background.
+
+## Historical Backgrounds
+
+This is a simple list of some of the old backgrounds we used to ship in
+earlier releases. While we do not ship them any longer, they can be
+found in xfdesktop's git history, in the
+[`backgrounds/`](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/commits/master/backgrounds?ref_type=heads)
+directory, with older releases in the
+[`backdrops/`](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/commits/6caa4cc93893b16d7b2bf6f951038350074e85ee/backdrops?ref_type=undefined)
+directory.
+
+* `xfce-in-a-grid`
+* `xfce-in-the-moon`
+* `xfce-smoke`
+* `xfce-stellar-tile`
+* `xfce-stripes`
+* `xfce-turbulence`
+* `xfce4gradientcurve`
+* `xfce4logo`
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