[cc-community] Why the GPL-incompatibility?

Bèr Kessels ber at webschuur.com
Sun Feb 11 06:27:17 EST 2007


Op zaterdag 10 februari 2007 16:00, schreef Daniel Brockman:
> You cannot combine a CC-BY-licensed image with GPL-licensed
> image and get a GPL-licensed result.
>
> I believe that many people who release things under the
> terms of CC-BY do not realize this limitation.

Or the other way around. At Drupal (an open source CMS) we have a strict 
policy of GPL-only-work in our contributions. Meaning: if you develop 
something, you can only distribute it via the offical channels if all the 
work is GPL.

In the past this has been a problem when people wanted to use/distribute CC-ed 
artwork such as icons, or design elements. 

Having some clear way to move CC into GPL too, would benefit a lot of sofware 
developers too.

Bèr
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