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Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project
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Ian Kelling |
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Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project |
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Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:54:14 -0500 |
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Karl Berry <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi Anton,
>
> CC-BY-SA is considered eligible for artworks, but it is not clear if
> it is acceptable for the software documentation.
>
> Generally speaking, CC-BY-SA is not acceptable for documentation (or
> code) on Savannah, because it is not compatible with the FDL (or GPL).
> That's not an issue for artwork, but is for manuals.
>
> Is there any chance of relicensing the manual to the FDL (or compatible)?
>
> If not, we could ask rms if he'd be willing to make an exception.
> In which case, he will surely want to know what the project actually is :),
> so please advise.
>
> Thanks for considering Savannah. --best, karl.
cc-by-sa became gplv3 compatible. Still not gfdl compatible.
https://creativecommons.org/2015/10/08/cc-by-sa-4-0-now-one-way-compatible-with-gplv3/
In that light, I hope it would be allowed.
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- Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Anton S. Lytvynenko, 2020/02/27
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Karl Berry, 2020/02/27
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project,
Ian Kelling <=
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Karl Berry, 2020/02/27
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Ineiev, 2020/02/28
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Ineiev, 2020/02/28
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Anton S. Lytvynenko, 2020/02/28
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Karl Berry, 2020/02/28
- Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project, Ineiev, 2020/02/29