On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 05:18:13PM +0200, Patrice Dumas wrote:
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 01:53:27PM +0200, John Darrington wrote:
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> I don't think GNU programs should have any non-trivial files CC0.
I think that some files can justifiably be non-trivial and CC0/public
domain, notably
* code examples
* code that is used as a kind of customization but use API and a
language
Therefore, I think that, even though it should be very rare, it probably
would help to have directions for such cases.
An example, in texinfo, the file tp/init/book.pm, very simple but not
exactly trivial, has this header:
# This file is in the public domain. Thus it may easily be used as an
# example for further customizations.
If it is better to use CC0, this could be used instead for that file.
I agree that GPL or any copyleft licence is somewhat too much for the
examples that you mention.However I think that a simple permissive license is better than attempting to put it in the public domain - if for no other reason, as previously mentioned, it is unclear whether "placing a work in the public domain" has any legal effect in many juristictions. J' -- Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key.
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