Development of Creative Commons licenses

[toddd AT mypse.goracer.de]

> In Open Source, people have to share the source code along with the program.
> 
> 
> Does the same apply to the CC-license? 
> 

No, that's why many people are using CC licenses for data - the "source" ist
just not clearly defined for most data files while it is obvious for programs.
So if you want a license where people must share the "source", use the GPL.


> I have made a 60 page manual about painting with Photoshop. Lets say I throw
> a CC-license on it. 
> A smart guy downloads the manual write four new chapters, clears up the
> language, print the manual and sell it. But if he dont share the source code
> - the *.doc version of the manual - people wont be able to share or change
> the manual, unless they scan every single page. 
> 
> By the way, I really appreciate the human-readable version of the 
> CC-license.
> Many other open licenses has the flaw that their wierd legal code will scare
> everybody away, except people in the Open Source world.
> 
>  - Kasper Hviid
>