Talk:Tux/ccpenguin.jpg

This page is to document attempts to gain licensing data or permission to use the original penguin image proposed by Linus Trovalds upon which Tux was based hosted at ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg

Attempt 1

Email address for below was found at http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/torvalds/

From: Stephen Ewen <ewenste AT bellsouth.net>
Date: 20 April 2007 4:01 AM
To: torvalds@transmeta.com

Hello, Linus.

I am requesting licensing information about or permission to use the original penguin image you proposed 
upon which Tux was based, hosted at ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg, 
for use in http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux.

As I am not sure who the author of the image is, I am wondering if you might point me to that person. If 
you otherwise know the licensing/copyright data of the image, would you kindly inform me?

Regards,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen

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Subject: Need permission to use image
From: Stephen Ewen <ewenste@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:01:27 -0400
To: torvalds@transmeta.com

Hello, Linus.

I am requesting licensing information about or permission to use the original penguin image you proposed 
upon which Tux was based, hosted at ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg, 
for use in http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux.

As I am not sure who the author of the image is, I am wondering if you might point me to that person. If 
you otherwise know the licensing/copyright data of the image, would you kindly inform me?

Regards,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen 

Attempt 2

Email address for below was found at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/linus/

From: Stephen Ewen <ewenste AT bellsouth.net>
Date: 20 April 2007 4:30 AM
To: torvalds@osdl.org

Hello, Linus.

I am requesting licensing information about or permission to use the original penguin image you proposed 
upon which Tux was based, hosted at ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg, 
for use in http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux.

As I am not sure who the author of the image is, I am wondering if you might point me to that person. If 
you otherwise know the licensing/copyright data of the image, would you kindly inform me?

Regards,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen

I received a response from Linus Trovalds, which I have on record. He believes the image originated from Aardman Studios, a British clay animation house famous for the movie "Chicken Run" and "Wallace and Gromit". I have written them. See below. Stephen Ewen 01:35, 21 April 2007 (CDT)

Attempt 3

From: Stephen Ewen
Date: 21 April 2007
To: sean.clarke AT aardman.com

Hello Sean.

I am seeking permission to use an image of an Aardman Studios penguin character in a Citizendium 
encyclopedia entry.

The exact image is at  ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg 
and the article in which it will appear is at http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux

If you would be so kind, please let me know how we might move forward in this matter.

Best,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen 

Attempt 4

Subject:   	Permission to use image
From:   	media-assets@citizendium.org
Date:   	Tue, August 28, 2007 3:58 pm
To:   	sean.clarke@aardman.com
Bcc:   	ewenste@bellsouth.net

Hello Sean.

I am seeking permission to use an image of an Aardman Studios penguin
character in a Citizendium encyclopedia entry.

The exact image is at 
ftp://ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/Software/Linux/Kernel/v1.3/ccpenguin.jpg
and the article in which it will appear is at
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Tux

If you would be so kind, please let me know how we might move forward in
this matter.  If there is another person I should contact, do let me know.

Best,

Stephen Ewen
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Stephen_Ewen

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Subject:   	Penguin image
From:   	"Gabrielle Stackpool" <Gabrielle.Stackpool@aardman.com>
Date:   	Wed, August 29, 2007 4:34 am
To:   	media-assets@citizendium.org

Dear Stephen
 
Many thanks for your email requesting permission to use the image of the
penguin. Im afraid that we are unable to give permission as the image is
of a figurine which we have no records of - and there is also no mention
of Aardman studios within the text.
 
Best wishes
Gabrielle. 
 
Gabrielle Stackpool
Licensing Co-ordinator
Aardman Animations Ltd
Tobacco Factory
North St
Southville
Bristol
BS3 TF1
Tel 0117 9848989
gabrielle.stackpool@aardman.com
http://www.aardman.com <http://www.aardman.com/>