Re: Apologies

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Wendy Seltzer <wseltzer@w3.org> wrote:
> The GNU license list says only that the two licenses are not compatible,
> meaning one can't simply re-license CC-BY material under GPL. It doesn't
> say that both aren't usable in the same manner; I think they are.
>
> I understand the GPL incompatibility to be that CC-BY does not permit
> sub-licensing. However, W3C in its Process and document license commits
> to making technical reports available free of charge to the general
> public under its document license in perpetuity. [1] Therefore, every
> would-be user of the code gets a license directly from W3C, and does not
> need a sub-license.
>
> Does this help?

I don't see how the W3C Process has any bearing on what the license
implicates.  And the document license is not applicable if CC-BY is
used. Also, what Sam Ruby said. Adding Tantek to this thread in case
he has something to add.


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