"OpenMoko, the world’s first integrated open source mobile platform, released the artwork for their phone interface under a CC BY-SA 3.0..."
Why not under AGPL?
http://gplv3.fsf.org/agplv3-dd1.html
Read more »"OpenMoko, the world’s first integrated open source mobile platform, released the artwork for their phone interface under a CC BY-SA 3.0..."
Why not under AGPL?
http://gplv3.fsf.org/agplv3-dd1.html
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