development of an education license or license option for Creative Commons

["Downes, Stephen" <Stephen.Downes AT nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>]

Hiya,

OK, my understanding of the proposal is this:

What we are calling the 'Educational License' is equivalent to the
'Attribution non-commercial share-alike' license, as described at
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/

That the 'Educational License' is a difference of name and branding only,
not a difference of terms and conditions, of the By-NC-SA license. 

And that this will *continue* to be the case (in other words, there is a
committment on the part of Creative Commons not to introduce further
conditions or restrictions after a user base has been established).

And that the 'Educational License' is offered as a handy-dandy short-cut
through the license-creation wizard, again, not creating a new type of
licensing, but rather, offering a convenient, easy-to-find option for
educators.

If this is the proposal, I endorse the proposal. 

-- Stephen

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