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RE: Comment by Kroc
by ikeX on Fri 25th Apr 2008 15:12 UTC in reply to "Comment by Kroc"
ikeX
Member since:
2007-03-28

Well. CC is not intended to apply to software.

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#Can_I_use_a_Creative_Commons_li...

Better use BSD license.

Just my 0.2 cents.

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RE[2]: Comment by Kroc
by Kroc on Fri 25th Apr 2008 15:47 in reply to "RE: Comment by Kroc"
Kroc Member since:
2005-11-10

Whilst that might be true, CC says "Use as you please, just please credit me.". The fact that it doesn't get into any specifics about code is why I like it. Code is an art, and it should be treated treated that way ;)

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RE[2]: Comment by Kroc
by unavowed on Sat 26th Apr 2008 14:40 in reply to "RE: Comment by Kroc"
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2006-03-23

Additionally, CC (I don't remember if it applies to all the options) is incompatible with the DFSG[1], so software released under CC may not even be consider Free by Debian standards.

[1] http://people.debian.org/~evan/ccsummary.html

Edited 2008-04-26 14:41 UTC

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RE[3]: Comment by Kroc
by Kroc on Sat 26th Apr 2008 17:34 in reply to "RE[2]: Comment by Kroc"
Kroc Member since:
2005-11-10

I couldn't care less what Debian consider "free".
Their own misinterpretations are their own fault.

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