Wikipedia license change
John J. McDonough
wb8rcr at arrl.net
Tue May 26 22:47:37 UTC 2009
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karsten Wade" <kwade at redhat.com>
To: <fedora-docs-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Wikipedia license change
> > > "Wikipedia drops GNU in favor of Creative Commons license"
> >
> > So, can Fedora Docs and Fedora on the whole switch to Creative Commons
> > SA license from OPL? There doesn't seem to be any real blockers to the
> > move.
> If we get consensus on this list to switch from OPL to CC-BY-SA, then
> I'll take the word to the Board. Not that I think we need approval,
> per se, but a simple heads up is a good idea. :)
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> The OPL has served us very well for a long time, I'm sad to see us
> move from it, but at this point the writing is clear. We gain a lot
> by going with a proper CC license.
So, what do we gain by going to CC? What do we loose? I have heard some
folks on Planet objecting to CC for some purposes, but I would need to go
back and re-read what their problem was and in what context.
--McD
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