- From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:54:36 -0800
- To: spec-prod@w3.org
On 12/15/2011 07:59 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > On Thu, 2011-12-15 at 14:00 -0800, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:55 PM, fantasai<fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote: >>> [...] we might want to make an update to the >>> Document License saying that examples and figures are in the public domain. > [...] >> I extra-agree with this. I specifically try to write examples that >> show (relatively simple) real-world uses of the feature, and being >> able to legally copy-paste those examples is a good thing. >> > > Being able to reuse the examples, and to make derivative works, is good. > > Note that (as Tab I think mentioned in another post) the Public Domain > is not a concept shared by all legal systems. For example, I cannot, > strictly speaking, create works "in the public domain" here in Canada: > certain rights are inalienable here. However, I can say that anyone who > wishes may reuse my works, provided that attribution is given. > > So CC may be a better route to essentially the same goal. No, we really *don't* want to require attribution for people to take our code examples and use them. That's silly. Wrt Public Domain's legal status, this is what CC0 is for. ~fantasai
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