ATTRIBUTION.md

Screenshot attribution

Provenance for every image mirrored into this repo. Screenshots of GPL-licensed software are themselves generally GPL, and both the GPL and CC-BY-SA require attribution — so an image with no row here should not be in the repo.

One row per file. When adding images, record where it came from, who made it, and under what licence.

File	Source	Author	Licence	Version note
zorin-os-18/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Zorin OS 18.png	Breno Martins de Oliveira Vasconcelos	GPLv3	Zorin OS 18 (matches)
mint-22.3/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.3.png	Breno Martins de Oliveira Vasconcelos	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
mint-22.3/screenshots/cinnamon.jpg	Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon eng.webp	Clement Lefebvre	GPL	Mint 22.2 (we ship 22.3)
mint-22.3/screenshots/software-manager.jpg	Linux mint software manager.png	Linux Mint Design Team	GPL	version not stated upstream
mint-22.3/screenshots/update-manager.jpg	Linux Mint 22.1 mintupdate.png	Clement Lefebvre	GPL	Mint 22.1 (we ship 22.3)
pop-os-24.04/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Pop! OS 24.04 LTS default desktop - English.png	System76	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
pop-os-24.04/screenshots/launcher.jpg	Pop! OS 24.04 LTS launcher - English.png	System76	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
pop-os-24.04/screenshots/workspaces.jpg	Pop! OS 24.04 LTS Workspaces - English.png	System76	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
pop-os-24.04/screenshots/tiling.jpg	Pop! OS 24.04 LTS Tiling - English.png	System76	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
pop-os-24.04/screenshots/files.jpg	Pop! OS 24.04 LTS COSMIC Files 0.1.0 Grid - English.png	System76	GPLv3	matches the version we ship
kubuntu-26.04/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Kubuntu 26.04 LTS default desktop - English.png	Kubuntu devs	GPL	matches the version we ship
kubuntu-26.04/screenshots/wallpaper.jpg	Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Wallpaper - English.png	Kubuntu devs	GPL	matches the version we ship
kubuntu-26.04/screenshots/quick-settings.jpg	Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Quick Settings Kubuntu dark - English.png	Kubuntu devs	GPL	matches the version we ship
kubuntu-26.04/screenshots/colors.jpg	Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Colors - English.png	Kubuntu devs	GPL	matches the version we ship
kubuntu-26.04/screenshots/desktop-effects.jpg	Kubuntu 26.04 LTS Desktop Effects - English.png	Kubuntu devs	GPL	matches the version we ship
xubuntu-26.04/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Xubuntu 26.04 LTS default desktop - English.png	The Xubuntu Team	GPL	matches the version we ship
xubuntu-26.04/screenshots/favorites-menu.jpg	Xubuntu 26.04 LTS Favorites menu - English.png	The Xubuntu Team	GPL	matches the version we ship
xubuntu-26.04/screenshots/settings-menu.jpg	Xubuntu 26.04 LTS Settings menu - English.png	The Xubuntu Team	GPL	matches the version we ship
xubuntu-26.04/screenshots/accessories-menu.jpg	Xubuntu 26.04 LTS Accessories menu - English.png	The Xubuntu Team	GPL	matches the version we ship
xubuntu-26.04/screenshots/multimedia-menu.jpg	Xubuntu 26.04 LTS Multimedia menu - English.png	The Xubuntu Team	GPL	matches the version we ship
ubuntu-desktop-26.04/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Ubuntu 26.04 LTS default desktop - English.png	Canonical Limited	GPL	matches the version we ship
ubuntu-desktop-26.04/screenshots/desktop-dark.jpg	Ubuntu 26.04 LTS dark desktop - English.png	Canonical Limited	GPL	matches the version we ship
ubuntu-desktop-26.04/screenshots/applications-menu.jpg	Ubuntu 26.04 LTS applications menu - English.png	Canonical Limited	GPL	matches the version we ship
ubuntu-desktop-26.04/screenshots/quick-menu.jpg	Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Quick menu - English.png	Canonical Limited	GPL	matches the version we ship
fedora-workstation-44/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Fedora 44 Workstation.png	The Fedora Project	GPL	matches the version we ship
fedora-kde-44/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Fedora 42 KDE Plasma Desktop English.png	The Fedora Project	GPL	Fedora 42 KDE (we ship 44) — no Fedora KDE 43/44 shot exists on Commons
bazzite/screenshots/desktop-gnome.jpg	Bazzite 42 GNOME default desktop - English.png	The Bazzite Team	GPL	Bazzite 42 (we ship the Fedora 41 base build)
bazzite/screenshots/menu-kde.jpg	Bazzite 42 KDE Menu - English.png	The Bazzite Team	GPL	Bazzite 42 (we ship the Fedora 41 base build)
bazzite/screenshots/files.jpg	Bazzite 42 GNOME Files 48.4.1 dark - English.png	The Bazzite Team	GPL	Bazzite 42 (we ship the Fedora 41 base build)
cachyos/screenshots/desktop.jpg	CachyOS 250530.png	The CachyOS development team	GPL	CachyOS 250530 (rolling; we pin 260628)
cachyos/screenshots/desktop-kde.jpg	CachyOS KDE Desktop.jpg	ptr1337	GPL	rolling release, version not stated
cachyos/screenshots/theme-nord.jpg	CachyOS Nord Theme KDE.png	ptr1337	GPL	rolling release, version not stated
cachyos/screenshots/desktop-xfce.jpg	CachyOS XFCE.png	ptr1337	GPL	rolling release, version not stated
opensuse-leap-16/screenshots/desktop.jpg	OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 screenshot.webp	Software: openSUSE and KDE developersWallpaper: openSUSEScreenshot: Di	GPL	matches the version we ship
opensuse-leap-16/screenshots/desktop-dark.jpg	OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 dark mode screenshot.webp	Software: openSUSE and KDE developersWallpaper: openSUSEScreenshot: Di	GPL	matches the version we ship
opensuse-leap-16/screenshots/desktop-gnome.jpg	OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 GNOME screenshot.webp	Software: openSUSE and GNOME developersWallpaper: openSUSEScreenshot:	GPL	matches the version we ship
opensuse-leap-16/screenshots/desktop-alt.jpg	Opensuse 16.0 Leap.png	openSUSE Project	GPL	matches the version we ship
omarchy/screenshots/theme-gruvbox.jpg	Omarchy Gruvbox theme.png	David Heinemeier Hansson	GPL	version not stated upstream
omarchy/screenshots/theme-nord.jpg	Omarchy Nord theme.png	David Heinemeier Hansson	GPL	version not stated upstream
omarchy/screenshots/theme-ristretto.jpg	Omarchy Ristretto theme.png	David Heinemeier Hansson	GPL	version not stated upstream
home-assistant-os/screenshots/dashboard.jpg	Screenshot of Home Assistant Frontend.png	Fabian.a	CC BY-SA 4.0	frontend, version not stated
openwrt/screenshots/luci.jpg	LuCI Interface, OpenWRT 25.12.2.png	Gábor Juhos, Florian Fainelli, Hauke Mehrtens, Jo-Philipp Wich	GPL	LuCI on OpenWrt 25.12.2 (we pin 25.12.5 — same series)
steamos/screenshots/desktop.jpg	SteamOS 3.0 desktop (Deck recovery image) screenshot.png	Software: KDE developers; Wallpaper: Valve Corporation; Screenshot: thelimeydragon at GamingOnLinux	GPL	SteamOS 3.0 recovery image, Plasma 5.23 (we ship 3.8.14 — same install source)
steamos/screenshots/desktop-plasma.jpg	KDE Plasma 5.23 on Steam Deck Desktop screenshot.png	Software: KDE developers; Wallpaper: ruvkr; Screenshot: Liam Dawe/GamingOnLinux	CC BY-SA 4.0	SteamOS 3.x desktop mode, Plasma 5.23 (we ship 3.8.14)

Blueprints with no screenshots, on purpose

An empty screenshots array is a decision, not an omission — the detail sheet simply renders without a gallery. bun run validate warns about it so the gap stays visible; the warning is expected for:

• The server images — almalinux-9, almalinux-10, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-44, fedora-coreos, flatcar, rocky-9, rocky-10, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-26.04. These boot to a console login and have no desktop; five invented frames would misrepresent what the user gets. A screenshot of a login prompt is not worth 200 KB in a cloned repo.
• Windows — windows-10, windows-11. See below.

Preferred source: capture our own

The cleanest images are the ones we take ourselves from the guest a blueprint installs — no third-party licence to honour, and they show exactly the version and default configuration HexOS ships rather than whatever the vendor's marketing page happens to show.

The install pipeline already screenshots guests to verify unattended installs (virsh screenshot, which writes PNG whatever extension you give it), so the mechanism exists; what a blueprint needs is five representative frames — the installed desktop, the app menu, settings, a file manager, a browser — captured once per version bump that changes the look.

What must not be mirrored

Vendor marketing images are generally not redistributable. Windows screenshots are Microsoft's and are covered by their brand and media terms; do not mirror them into this public repo without sign-off. A Windows blueprint may ship with an empty screenshots array — the detail sheet simply renders without a gallery.

Exception: Windows (no free licence)

The rows below are the ONLY images in this repo without a free licence, and they do not satisfy the rule at the top of this file. They are our own captures — a HexOS lab VM installed from the user's own retail media on AMDHW-Dev, 2026-08-07 — but authorship of the capture does not carry authorship of what is in the frame: the Windows shell, its stock wallpapers, and third-party tiles (Office, LinkedIn, Skype, Solitaire) all remain their owners' copyright. Microsoft's screenshot guidelines permit limited use in some contexts; that judgement has NOT been made here.

Pending legal sign-off. Do not treat these as cleared for production.

File	Source	Author	Licence	Version note
windows-11/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Own capture, HexOS lab VM (AMDHW-Dev) 2026-08-07	Eshtek	None — Microsoft product UI	Windows 11 Pro 25H2
windows-11/screenshots/start-menu.jpg	Own capture, HexOS lab VM (AMDHW-Dev) 2026-08-07	Eshtek	None — Microsoft product UI	Windows 11 Pro 25H2
windows-10/screenshots/desktop.jpg	Own capture, HexOS lab VM (AMDHW-Dev) 2026-08-07	Eshtek	None — Microsoft product UI	Windows 10 Pro 22H2
windows-10/screenshots/start-menu.jpg	Own capture, HexOS lab VM (AMDHW-Dev) 2026-08-07	Eshtek	None — Microsoft product UI	Windows 10 Pro 22H2

Icon attribution

Brand icons under _icons/ are mirrored verbatim from the HexOS frontend's bundled artwork (eshtek/hexos-platform, packages/frontend/public/icons/vms/), so a blueprint's icon ships with the blueprint instead of requiring a platform release. Each file is the upstream project's logo mark: these are trademarks of their respective projects (Canonical, the Fedora Project, AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the Debian Project, RESF, SUSE, the OpenWrt Project, System76, the Linux Mint team, Zorin Group, the Home Assistant project, the Flatcar/Bazzite/CachyOS teams, Microsoft, Valve Corporation, and the Linux/Tux mark), used here nominatively to identify the software the blueprint installs. If an upstream project objects or rebrands, replace or remove the file here — nothing else references it.