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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: www/licenses license-list.html
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:53:24 +0000

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       16/01/16 16:53:24

Modified files:
        licenses       : license-list.html 

Log message:
        (CC-BY, CC-BY-SA): Say they should not be used on software.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.454&r2=1.455

Patches:
Index: license-list.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v
retrieving revision 1.454
retrieving revision 1.455
diff -u -b -r1.454 -r1.455
--- license-list.html   13 Jan 2016 14:55:15 -0000      1.454
+++ license-list.html   16 Jan 2016 16:53:24 -0000      1.455
@@ -2345,8 +2345,9 @@
 <dd>
 <p>This is a non-copyleft free license that is good for art and
 entertainment works, and educational works.  It is compatible with all
-versions of the GNU GPL; however, it is not recommended for use on
-software.</p>
+versions of the GNU GPL; however, like all CC
+licenses, <a 
href="https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software";>it
 <em>should
+not be used on software</em></a>.</p>
 
 <p id="which-cc">
 <span class="anchor-reference-id">(<a href="#which-cc">#which-cc</a>)</span>
@@ -2372,11 +2373,14 @@
 <dd>
 
 <p>This is a copyleft free license that is good for artistic and
-entertainment works, and educational works. CC BY-SA 4.0 is one-way
-compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.0: this means you may license
-your modified versions of CC BY-SA 4.0 materials under GNU GPL version
-3.0, but you may not relicense GNU GPL version 3.0 licensed works
-under CC BY-SA 4.0. </p>
+entertainment works, and educational works.  Like all CC
+licenses, <a 
href="https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software";>it
 <em>should
+not be used on software</em></a>.</p>
+
+<p>CC BY-SA 4.0 is one-way compatible with the GNU GPL version 3.0: this
+means you may license your modified versions of CC BY-SA 4.0 materials
+under GNU GPL version 3.0, but you may not relicense GPL 3.0 licensed
+works under CC BY-SA 4.0.</p>
 
 <p>Because Creative Commons lists only version 3.0 of the GNU GPL on
 its <a href="http://creativecommons.org/compatiblelicenses";>compatible
@@ -2638,7 +2642,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2016/01/13 14:55:15 $
+$Date: 2016/01/16 16:53:24 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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