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[cc-licenses] What is the ideal of a Free Commons?

From: "J.B. Nicholson-Owens" <jbn AT forestfield.org>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [cc-licenses] What is the ideal of a Free Commons?
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:23:32 -0500

Terry Hancock wrote:

But I think we have to remember that we're fighting for the ideal of a Free Commons [...]

I don't understand what that means. What exactly is that? Is there a definition I can look at? How will I know if a particular license supports or exemplifies this ideal?

Thanks.

[cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Clive Menzies, 10/11/2006
- Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Terry Hancock, 10/11/2006
  - Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Clive Menzies, 10/12/2006
    - Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Greg London, 10/12/2006
      - Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Clive Menzies, 10/13/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Henri Sivonen, 10/13/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Terry Hancock, 10/13/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, Greg London, 10/13/2006
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] Debian and Creative Commons, drew Roberts, 10/13/2006
  - [cc-licenses] What is the ideal of a Free Commons?, J.B. Nicholson-Owens, 10/22/2006
    - Re: [cc-licenses] What is the ideal of a Free Commons?, Jaroslaw Lipszyc, 10/22/2006