- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:02:49 -0700
- To: Gervase Markham <gerv@mozilla.org>
- Cc: Tantek Çelik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>, Aryeh Gregor <Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com>, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>, "Sam Ruby (rubys@intertwingly.net)" <rubys@intertwingly.net>
On Apr 26, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Gervase Markham wrote: > On 25/04/11 04:33, Maciej Stachowiak wrote: >> In this case, I have relevant first-hand knowledge. Specifically, I >> expect poll survey from Apple representatives would support an MIT >> license but not CC0. > > Are you able to say why that is? >From a legal perspective, we're uncomfortable with the effectively public-domain nature of CC0. MIT-style permissive copyright licenses also have a longer track record and are familiar and well-understood in the industry. Regards, Maciej
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