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Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it...

From: drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com>
To: Discussion on the Creative Commons license drafts <cc-licenses AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it...
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:32:34 -0500

On Wednesday 07 March 2007 10:19 pm, Luis Villa wrote:
> On 3/7/07, drew Roberts <zotz AT 100jamz.com> wrote:
> > > > Huh? You have lost me there. Can you explain and give examples? Isn't
> > > > this impossible by definition?
> > >
> > > I use the term 'open source' loosely here; not OSI-approved, but
> > > rather in the broader family of source-available software copyright
> > > licenses, some of which are similar in spirit to NC.
> >
> > Now I understand, but I would suggest that this might not be the best way
> > to go if you care about Free or Open Source projects.
>
> Could you elaborate/explain what you mean here?

Sure. I can try at least.

I am finding people using open source and copyleft and other terms in ways
that are less than accurate. I think this is going to lead to extra
confusion. I don't think it is worth doing.

Here are some examples I have noted down.

http://slashdot.org/~zotz/journal/156222
http://www.youtube.com/group/notcopyleft
http://zotzbro.blogspot.com/2007/02/copyleft-not.html

>
> Luis

all the best,

drew
--
(da idea man)

[cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Terry Hancock, 03/07/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Greg London, 03/07/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/07/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Gregory Maxwell, 03/07/2007
    - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/07/2007
- Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Luis Villa, 03/07/2007
  - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/07/2007
    - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Luis Villa, 03/07/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/07/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Luis Villa, 03/07/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/07/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Gregory Maxwell, 03/07/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/08/2007
      - Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Greg London, 03/08/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., S. Massy, 03/12/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Greg London, 03/12/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Jonathon Blake, 03/13/2007
        
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., S. Massy, 03/15/2007
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Jonathon Blake, 03/15/2007
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., drew Roberts, 03/15/2007
        Re: [cc-licenses] NC considered harmful? Prove it..., Jonathon Blake, 03/15/2007