- From: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:24:23 +0200
- To: Lawrence Rosen <lrosen@rosenlaw.com>
- CC: 'Gervase Markham' <gerv@mozilla.org>, 'HTML Working Group' <public-html@w3.org>
On 2011-04-11 23:15, Lawrence Rosen wrote: >> So Mozilla wishes to propose the use of the Creative Commons CC0 >> License[2] for the HTML5 spec. > > I'm as supportive of the CC licenses as anyone else here, but I agree with the Creative Commons folks that their licenses are not intended for software. So please, Mozilla people, don't try to force the HTML5 spec into a non-software licensing regime. The CC licenses simply don't address any of the fundamental IP issues relating to software. > > Here's what the CC FAQ says: > > Can I use a Creative Commons license for software? > We do not recommend it... You copied from the general CC FAQ. The CC0 FAQ explicitly says it may be used for software: > May I apply CC0 to computer software? If so, is there a recommended > implementation? > > Yes, CC0 is suitable for dedicating your copyright and related rights > in computer software to the public domain, to the fullest extent > possible under law. Unlike CC licenses, which should not be used for > software, CC0 is compatible with many software licenses, including > the GPL. CC and the Free Software Foundation suggest that if you > choose to apply CC0 to software, you include the following notice at > the top of each file: > ... http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC0_FAQ -- Lachlan Hunt - Opera Software http://lachy.id.au/ http://www.opera.com/
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