Cardinal/doc/LICENSES.md
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LICENSES

CODE LICENSE / BINARY

While Cardinal itself is licensed under GPLv3+, some modules/plugins used by it are not.
And since Cardinal builds the entire Rack and modules as a static library, the more restrictive of the code licenses will apply to the final binary.

Bellow follows a list of all code licenses used in Cardinal and linked submodules.

Name License(s) Additional notes
Carla GPL-2.0-or-later Used as plugin host within Cardinal
DPF ISC, GPL-2.0-or-later Used as the plugin framework, VST2 binary GPLv2+ licensed
Rack GPL-3.0-or-later The actual Rack code, internal dependencies are compatible with GPLv3+
21kHz MIT
Amalgamated Harmonics BSD-3-Clause
Animated Circuits GPL-3.0-or-later
Aria Salvatrice GPL-3.0-or-later
AS MIT
Atelier GPL-3.0-or-later
Audible Instruments GPL-3.0-or-later
Bacon Music GPL-3.0-or-later
Befaco GPL-3.0-or-later
Bidoo GPL-3.0-or-later
Bogaudio GPL-3.0-or-later
cf BSD-3-Clause
ChowDSP GPL-3.0-or-later
DrumKit CC0-1.0
E-Series GPL-3.0-or-later
ExpertSleepers Encoders MIT
Extratone GPL-3.0-or-later
Fehler Fabrik GPL-3.0-or-later
Fundamental GPL-3.0-or-later
Glue the Giant GPL-3.0-or-later
Grande GPL-3.0-or-later
HetrickCV CC0-1.0
Impromptu GPL-3.0-or-later
ihtsyn GPL-3.0-or-later
JW-Modules BSD-3-Clause
LifeFormModular MIT
Little Utils EUPL-1.2
Lomas Modules GPL-3.0-or-later
Lyrae Modules GPL-3.0-or-later
MindMeld GPL-3.0-or-later
Mog CC0-1.0
mscHack BSD-3-Clause
Prism BSD-3-Clause
Rackwindows MIT
repelzen GPL-3.0-or-later
Sonus Modular GPL-3.0-or-later
Valley GPL-3.0-or-later
ZetaCarinae GPL-3.0-or-later
ZZC GPL-3.0-or-later

ARTWORK / PANEL LICENSES

Bellow follows a list of all licenses related to artwork and module panels, sorted by file name.
Licenses were retrieved from the official project's LICENSE, README or related files.
When * is used, it is meant as wildcard of all files, with potential exceptions mentioned afterwards.
When a license is uncertain, ??? is used.

The sentence "used and distributed with permission" refers to the original project.
Since Cardinal does not modify these files, it is assumed their usage is permitted as well.
In any case, Cardinal authors are in the process of asking permission to reuse the same contents.

Note: The "final" version of Cardinal MUST NOT be released with unclear licenses!
So all uncertainties need to be resolved ASAP.

Plugins

Below is a list of artwork licenses from plugins

Name License(s) Additional notes
21kHz MIT No artwork specific license provided
AmalgamatedHarmonics/* BSD-3-Clause No artwork specific license provided
AmalgamatedHarmonics/DSEG*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
AmalgamatedHarmonics/Roboto*.ttf Apache-2.0
AnimatedCircuits/* CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
AriaModules/* CC-BY-SA-4.0
AriaModules/Arcane/* CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 Unused in Cardinal
AriaModules/components/* WTFPL
AriaModules/dseg/* OFL-1.1-RFN
AriaModules/lcd/Fixed_v01/* Custom See LICENSE.txt
AriaModules/lcd/piano/* WTFPL
AriaModules/signature/* Custom Removal required if modifying other files without author's permission
AS/* Custom Copyright 2017, derivative works may not use the AS logo or panel graphics including custom component graphics (knobs, switches, screws, caps, etc.). Redistribution rights requested at AS#60
AS/saxmono.ttf Custom You may download this font, circulate it und use it freely. You may not alter, rename, change copyrights or modify this font in any way.
AS/Segment7Standard.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
Atelier/* Custom Copyright © Pyer 2020, used and distributed with permission
AudibleInstruments/* Custom Copyright © Emilie Gillet, used and distributed with permission
BaconPlugs/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided
BaconPlugs/midi/* CC-BY-SA-3.0-DE
BaconPlugs/midi/beeth/* ??? Taken from http://www.jsbach.net/
BaconPlugs/1f953.svg CC-BY-4.0
BaconPlugs/Keypunch029.json OFL-1.1
Befaco/components/* CC-BY-NC-4.0
Befaco/panels/* Custom Copyright © Befaco, used and distributed with permission
Bidoo/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
BogaudioModules/* CC-BY-SA-4.0
BogaudioModules/fonts/audiowide.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
BogaudioModules/fonts/inconsolata*.ttf OFL-1.1-no-RFN
Cardinal/* CC0-1.0
Cardinal/Miku/Miku.png CC-BY-NC-3.0 https://piapro.net/intl/en_for_creators.html
ChowDSP/* GPL-3.0-or-later Artwork has same license as code, see ChowDSP-VCV#26
ChowDSP/fonts/RobotoCondensed-*.ttf Apache-2.0
DrumKit/* CC0-1.0
DrumKit/component/NovaMono.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
E-Series/* Custom Copyright © Synthesis Technology, used and distributed with permission, see LICENSE-PERMISSIONS.md#ESeries
ExpertSleepers-Encoders/* MIT Artwork has same license as code, see vcvrack-encoders#3
Extratone/* GPL-3.0-or-later Artwork has same license as code, see Extratone#7
FehlerFabrik/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, see FehlerFabrik#17
Fundamental/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
GlueTheGiant/* GPL-3.0-or-later Artwork has same license as code, see gtg-rack#10
GlueTheGiant/fonts/DSEG7-* OFL-1.1-RFN
GrandeModular/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
HetrickCV/* CC0-1.0 No artwork specific license provided
ImpromptuModular/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
ImpromptuModular/res/comp/complib/* CC-BY-NC-4.0
ihtsyn/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, author has deleted this repo
ihtsyn/LEDCalculator.ttf Custom Free for personal use
JW-Modules/* BSD-3-Clause No artwork specific license provided
JW-Modules/DejaVuSansMono.ttf Bitstream-Vera Unused in Cardinal
LifeFormModular/* MIT No artwork specific license provided
LittleUtils/* EUPL-1.2
LittleUtils/fonts/CooperHewitt-*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
LittleUtils/fonts/Overpass-*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
LittleUtils/fonts/RobotoMono-*.ttf Apache-2.0
LomasModules/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, see LomasModules#26
LomasModules/Fonts/FiraMono-Bold.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
LyraeModules/* CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
MindMeld/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
MindMeld/fonts/RobotoCondensed-*.ttf Apache-2.0
Mog/* CC0-1.0 No artwork specific license provided
Mog/components/* CC-BY-NC-4.0
Mog/Exo2-BoldItalic.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
mscHack/* BSD-3-Clause No artwork specific license provided, see mschack#108
Prism/* CC-BY-SA-4.0
Prism/RobotoCondensed-Regular.ttf Apache-2.0
Rackwindows/* MIT Artwork uses same license as code, see rackwindows#15
repelzen/* CC-BY-SA-4.0
sonusmodular/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, see sonusmodular#14
ValleyAudio/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, see ValleyRackFree#73
ValleyAudio/din1451alt.ttf CC-BY-3.0-DE
ValleyAudio/DSEG14Classic-*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
ValleyAudio/ShareTechMono-*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
ZetaCarinaeModules/* GPL-3.0-or-later No artwork specific license provided, see ZetaCarinaeModules#8
ZZC/* ??? See ZZC#89 and ZZC#90

TODO: ask permission for:

  • Atelier
  • AudibleInstruments
  • Befaco

Rack

Below is a list of artwork licenses from Rack

Name License(s)
ComponentLibrary/* CC-BY-NC-4.0
Core/* CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
fonts/DejaVuSans.ttf Bitstream-Vera
fonts/DSEG*.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
fonts/Nunito-Bold.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN
fonts/ShareTechMono-Regular.ttf OFL-1.1-RFN