Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Ricardo Gladwell <president AT freeroleplay.org>]

Greg London wrote:
> Ricardo Gladwell said:
>
> > I appreciate that you dislike the Transparency option, but how do you
> > feel about a "source" requirement: that a modifiable version of the
> > content always be provided? So, for example, you cannot distribute a PDF
> > without  providing the "source" document, i.e. the word processor or
> > PageMaker file you used to generate the PDF? Note, this source
> > requirement makes no mention of open or closed formats.
>
> Well, just remember that not all open software is under a
> license like GNU-GPL. Some of it is available under the BSD license
> and similar licenses which basically say "this work is effectively
> the same as public domain".

The BSD, unlike the GPL and the CC-SA, is a non-copyleft license. I'm 
not really clear on what this has to do with the CC-SA. Does this mean 
you do disagree with the weaker requirement that a "source" modifiable 
copy be added to the SA-CCPL at all? If so, why?

Similarly, would you find it acceptable if a Transparency Option were 
added to the CCPL, or are you opposed to all forms of this, optional or 
otherwise? And, if so, why?

> So, while I see the value in requiring the "source" document
> in all derivatives, I don't know that the gift economy you
> are trying to create would collapse if someone did that.
> If the stuff you want to create has an audience, then I think
> CC-ShareAlike is probably enough to give your works to that
> audience and turn them into authors and contributers.

Sorry, but I'm really not sure I understand your point here at all: do 
you mean that, by adding a source requirement to the SA-CCPL, I would 
create a gift economy that would collapse if someone did... something? 
What do you mean about "creating an audience"? I really don't mean to be 
difficult, but I really do not understand what you are getting at here.

Kind regards...

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Ricardo Gladwell
President, Free Roleplaying Community
http://www.freeroleplay.org/
president AT freeroleplay.org