Top new questions this week:
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I wish to share some documents in the .md format and to license them permissively. Do I need to specifically seek a license that specifically covers the scope of static documents, or can I use a …
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Let’s say we have Work A licensed under CC-BY 4.0, made by Author A. Author B uses Work A to create Work B, attributing Work A: “Work A was created by Author A under the CC-BY 4.0 license (link …
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English is not my native language so all the subtleties of licensing law are lost on me. I can’t find what I’m looking for. The initial problem: I have created an association and its website which …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I’ve found out that the license I picked for my project does not quite do what I wanted it do (bad research). Now I want to change the license. Is it as simple as changing the LICENSE.txt in the root?…
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The GPLv3 says: Some devices are designed to deny users access to install or run modified versions of the software inside them, although the manufacturer can do so. This is fundamentally incompatible …
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The GitHub FAQ states (emphasis mine): You’re under no obligation to choose a license. It’s your right not to include one with your code or project, but please be aware of the implications. …
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FOSS stands for “Free and Open Source Software”, whereas FLOSS stands for “Free/Libre/Open Source Software”. The use of libre denotes the idea that the software is “free as in free speech, not free …
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At work, we use a version of GCC provided by a vendor of a proprietary OS. The vendor has modified gcc so that it will only run if it successfully acquires one of a limited number of licenses we’ve …
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Everybody knows that you shouldn’t use a CC BY-SA license on your code. Even the Creative Commons folk recommend against it. What I don’t know or understand is why. I can’t seem to find any …
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If not, are there any other good options for me to effectively allow use by everyone for almost any reason? I’d prefer to take a hands-off approach as opposed to attempting to place anything in the …
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