The Beeb and CC
Evan Prodromou
evan at wikitravel.org
Tue Jun 8 10:47:28 EDT 2004
>>>>> "BF" == Ben Francis <lists at hippygeek.co.uk> writes:
BF> The CC licenses have a few problems which makes them non-free
BF> under DFSG terms -->
BF> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2004/04/msg00031.html
1) and 2) seem like royal bullshit to me, written by someone
unfamiliar with the DFSG.
DFSG 3 doesn't require that _any_ modification _must_ be allowed --
for example, software that can only be distributed intact with patches
is still considered DFSG-free. Several licenses considered DFSG-free
require that parts of the original work be retained, such as copyright
notices, and that the original author's work be recognized.
I'm pretty sure by 2.0 and by-sa 2.0 are fully DFSG-compliant.
BF> Does anyone know if Creative Commons are aware that the Debian
BF> community still considers CC to be non-free and are they
BF> bothered by this?
That's a draft summary, not a final decision. I'll jump in on the
Debian side and try to get this straight, though.
~ESP
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