Yes, as far as I know, all NASA images are NOT CC0 / Public Domain. That doesn't mean that none of them are, but most are not. It also depends on which NASA images you're talking about. For instance, the ESA/Hubble images are under CC-BY 4.0:
yes, there are some vector graphics on OGA. Unfortunately, there are no categories just for vector graphics. The best way to find them is add the word "vector" to your search and/or search for the tags ".svg" or "svg" or other common vector file format extensions.
@bzt: I'm trying to clarify what I am (not) allowed to do. Not what you are (not) allowed to do.
You are correct that the open nature of the licenses means you can freely create a certification and specification for the content without permission or buy-in from the original authors. You can even enforce it in any way you desire that is within your authority...
...BUT I CANNOT. As an administrator of OGA, my actions carry different authority and they imply undue support for- or suppression of- those same freedoms granted by the license. When you do it, you're exercising your freedom. When I do it, I'm "picking sides."
I volunteered to moderate a tag before it implied endorsement. The "parents" did relinquish officiation over LPC content, but the license they used does say "You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use." So my concern may end up being negligible, but not unfounded.
As I stated before, "LPC-CERT" or "Liberated Pixel Cup Certified" implies a degree of officiation that this specification does not carry. Yes, you already said you don't care what the tag is. I'm just outlining my reasons for what I am saying about that particular tag in an effort to answer your questions.
This is similar to hosting a website called "Official Minecraft Mods" without having any relationship or agreement with Mojang or Microsoft. Even if the intent is to say "our minecraft mods are certified by our own set of specifications, so we consider them 'official' according to our own non-microsoft criteria", the name "Official Minecraft Mods" is still implying a level of oficiation and endorsement by others. In the same manner "Liberated Pixel Cup Certified" will appear to a reasonable person to be an officially enforced certification process pertaining to any LPC content, (A.K.A. "LPC in general") especially when this is enforced by an OpenGameArt.org administrator.
Then why haven't you bring it up before I created the first draft?
Well, because:
You stated you were not only willing to revise your drafts, you were expecting to.
I guess I missed the part where you said "I'll be starting the first draft now. No further change suggestions will be accepted after this!" Three days is the deadline for replying to a specific topic, huh?
I was busy. We all have jobs, families, and other obligations. Some of us even waste their free time fighting spammers, hackers, copyright violators, and noobs asking "Y cant I C my favorites B4 I log N2 site?!!1!?" Some days I have time to give details. Some days I don't. I don't get paid for OGA, so it has to take a back seat sometimes.
TL;DR: I'm required to care what the tag is if I'm enforcing it. If you don't care what the tag is or how its enforced, problem solved!
Nope, I have no issues with LPC-CMP, LPC-COMP, LPC-CMPE, LPC-Compatible, LPC-RDY, or LPC-Ready because they do not imply officiation. "Ready" is a bit weird in my opinion, but only because it's hard to tell what that means. Ready for what? I scoff at tags like "game ready" for the same reason because either nothing on this site is game ready or everything is.
uploding just the .blend file is acceptable, yes. However, it is preferred, if you are able, to upload several common 3D formats, like .obj, etc. as well as the .blend file. That along with any files that may go with them, like textures, bumpmaps, and the like.
Also, per the submission guidelines, be sure to credit any textures you used if you're including textures with the model.
"I'd like to point out that I've suggested this tag in particular on Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 18:12, and there was no objections back then (not from you, not from anybody else)."
I voiced my concerns with that tag on April 10th. You dismissed that concern and gave your motivations. No problem; I dropped it because you didn't feel it was an issue.
I only brought it back up again because there has since been some hinted expectation of enforcement of the tag's usage. For instance
"The point of "LPC-CERT" tag is that it cannot be added to such half-ready submissions..."
...It only demands that the "LPC-CERT" tag can be added to your submission when it's ready to be used in games, and not sooner...
...The only mandatory thing is, the LPC-CERT tag has some criteria to be fulfilled in order to be given to a submission...
"...guaranteed to be compatible..."
How is this enforced? If anyone can add the tag to any submission, what is guaranteeing compatibility? I assumed the answer was "an Administrator". If I've misread that, then disregard. I'm not saying it needs to be enforced, that just seemed to be the assumption going around. I'm not objecting to you or anyone else using any tag you/they want. I was informing you there won't be any special curation of that tag beyond each user's good faith.
licensing page looks fine. However, I should let you know I don't feel comfortable administrating the use of a "LPC-CERT" tag according to specifications that lack authority to certify LPC in general. It either needs some qualifier to indicate this is separate from the original LPC event, or it needs buy-in/approval from the "parents" of the original LPC event (Bart, Sharm, Redshrike, etc.) before I could do so.
If the concern is about the "trivial submission" rule, I cannot imagine a reasonable person being able to produce these in just a few minutes, animated or not. There is no risk of that.
These strike me as sort of shadow-demon cryptid Pokemon creatures. Intriguing.
Yes, as far as I know, all NASA images are NOT CC0 / Public Domain. That doesn't mean that none of them are, but most are not. It also depends on which NASA images you're talking about. For instance, the ESA/Hubble images are under CC-BY 4.0:
https://esahubble.org/copyright/
yes, there are some vector graphics on OGA. Unfortunately, there are no categories just for vector graphics. The best way to find them is add the word "vector" to your search and/or search for the tags ".svg" or "svg" or other common vector file format extensions.
example search: https://opengameart.org/art-search-advanced?field_art_tags_tid_op=or&fie...
Is there anything more than the colors you're borrowing from those games? Like patterns or textures?
Nope. Palettes can't be copyrighted.
@itszed: See FAQ entry #1 and let us know if you still have questions. :)
@bzt: I'm trying to clarify what I am (not) allowed to do. Not what you are (not) allowed to do.
You are correct that the open nature of the licenses means you can freely create a certification and specification for the content without permission or buy-in from the original authors. You can even enforce it in any way you desire that is within your authority...
...BUT I CANNOT. As an administrator of OGA, my actions carry different authority and they imply undue support for- or suppression of- those same freedoms granted by the license. When you do it, you're exercising your freedom. When I do it, I'm "picking sides."
I volunteered to moderate a tag before it implied endorsement. The "parents" did relinquish officiation over LPC content, but the license they used does say "You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use." So my concern may end up being negligible, but not unfounded.
As I stated before, "LPC-CERT" or "Liberated Pixel Cup Certified" implies a degree of officiation that this specification does not carry. Yes, you already said you don't care what the tag is. I'm just outlining my reasons for what I am saying about that particular tag in an effort to answer your questions.
This is similar to hosting a website called "Official Minecraft Mods" without having any relationship or agreement with Mojang or Microsoft. Even if the intent is to say "our minecraft mods are certified by our own set of specifications, so we consider them 'official' according to our own non-microsoft criteria", the name "Official Minecraft Mods" is still implying a level of oficiation and endorsement by others. In the same manner "Liberated Pixel Cup Certified" will appear to a reasonable person to be an officially enforced certification process pertaining to any LPC content, (A.K.A. "LPC in general") especially when this is enforced by an OpenGameArt.org administrator.
Well, because:
TL;DR: I'm required to care what the tag is if I'm enforcing it. If you don't care what the tag is or how its enforced, problem solved!
Nope, I have no issues with LPC-CMP, LPC-COMP, LPC-CMPE, LPC-Compatible, LPC-RDY, or LPC-Ready because they do not imply officiation. "Ready" is a bit weird in my opinion, but only because it's hard to tell what that means. Ready for what? I scoff at tags like "game ready" for the same reason because either nothing on this site is game ready or everything is.
uploding just the .blend file is acceptable, yes. However, it is preferred, if you are able, to upload several common 3D formats, like .obj, etc. as well as the .blend file. That along with any files that may go with them, like textures, bumpmaps, and the like.
Also, per the submission guidelines, be sure to credit any textures you used if you're including textures with the model.
I voiced my concerns with that tag on April 10th. You dismissed that concern and gave your motivations. No problem; I dropped it because you didn't feel it was an issue.
I only brought it back up again because there has since been some hinted expectation of enforcement of the tag's usage. For instance
How is this enforced? If anyone can add the tag to any submission, what is guaranteeing compatibility? I assumed the answer was "an Administrator". If I've misread that, then disregard. I'm not saying it needs to be enforced, that just seemed to be the assumption going around. I'm not objecting to you or anyone else using any tag you/they want. I was informing you there won't be any special curation of that tag beyond each user's good faith.
licensing page looks fine. However, I should let you know I don't feel comfortable administrating the use of a "LPC-CERT" tag according to specifications that lack authority to certify LPC in general. It either needs some qualifier to indicate this is separate from the original LPC event, or it needs buy-in/approval from the "parents" of the original LPC event (Bart, Sharm, Redshrike, etc.) before I could do so.
If the concern is about the "trivial submission" rule, I cannot imagine a reasonable person being able to produce these in just a few minutes, animated or not. There is no risk of that.
These strike me as sort of shadow-demon cryptid Pokemon creatures. Intriguing.
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