As of 13 May 2015, W3C uses the Software and Document License for its
code:
https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document
> Provide a proposed Full Name for the license or exception.
W3C Software and Document License
> Provide a proposed Short Identifier.
W3C-Software-2015
> Provide a functioning url reference to the license or exception text, either
> from the author or a community recognized source.
https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document
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> provided in #3. Please proofread the text file to ensure that:
> Information has not been lost or modified.
> Formatting is clean and consistent with the license or exception URL.
Attached.
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> submitted for approval to the OSI and is currently under review.
An update to an OSI-approved license, updating the names and clarifying
application to text and software.
https://opensource.org/licenses/W3C
> Provide a short explanation regarding the need for this license or exception
> to be included on the SPDX License List, including identifying at least one
> program that uses this license.
This license was updated from the 2002 version currently listed, to make
clear that the license is applicable to both software and text, by
changing the name and substituting "work" for instances of "software and
its documentation." It moves "notice of changes or modifications to the
files" to the copyright notice, to make clear that the license is
compatible with other liberal licenses.
Thanks,
--Wendy
--
Wendy Seltzer -- wselt...@w3.org +1.617.715.4883 (office)
Strategy Lead, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
https://wendy.seltzer.org/ +1.617.863.0613 (mobile)
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Notes
This version:
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document
Previous version:
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-20021231
This version makes clear that the license is applicable to both software and
text, by changing the name and substituting "work" for instances of "software
and its documentation." It moves "notice of changes or modifications to the
files" to the copyright notice, to make clear that the license is compatible
with other liberal licenses.
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