CVSROOT: /web/www Module name: www Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 11/04/01 21:03:06
Modified files: licenses : license-list.html Log message: Add CC0, Unlicense; make Public Domain recommendation. Approved by RMS. CVSWeb URLs: http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/license-list.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.282&r2=1.283 Patches: Index: license-list.html =================================================================== RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/license-list.html,v retrieving revision 1.282 retrieving revision 1.283 diff -u -b -r1.282 -r1.283 --- license-list.html 28 Mar 2011 18:57:25 -0000 1.282 +++ license-list.html 1 Apr 2011 21:02:14 -0000 1.283 @@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ </p> </dd> +<dt><a id="CC0" +href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode">CC0</a></dt> + +<dd><p>CC0 is a public domain dedication from Creative Commons. A +work released under CC0 is dedicated to the public domain to the +fullest extent permitted by law. If that is not possible for any +reason, CC0 also provides a simple permissive license as a fallback. +Both public domain works and the simple license provided by CC0 are +compatible with the GNU GPL.</p> + +<p>If you want to release your work to the public domain, we recommend +you use CC0.</p></dd> <dt><a id="CeCILL" href="http://www.cecill.info/licences.en.html"> CeCILL version 2</a></dt> @@ -466,7 +478,16 @@ speaking, though, if a work is in the public domain, it might as well have an all-permissive non-copyleft free software license. Public domain material is compatible with the GNU GPL. -</p></dd> +</p> + +<p>If you want to release your work to the public domain, we encourage +you to use formal tools to do so. We ask people who make small +contributions to GNU to sign a disclaimer form; that's one solution. +If you're working on a project that doesn't have formal contribution +policies like that, <a href="#CC0">CC0</a> is a good tool that anyone +can use. It formally dedicates your work to the public domain, and +provides a fallback license for cases where that is not legally +possible.</p></dd> <dt><a id="Python" href="http://www.python.org/2.0.1/license.html"> License of Python 2.0.1, 2.1.1, and newer versions</a></dt> @@ -550,6 +571,20 @@ </dd> +<dt><a id="Unlicense" href="http://unlicense.org/">The Unlicense</a></dt> + +<dd><p>The Unlicense is a public domain dedication. A work released +under the Unlicense is dedicated to the public domain to the fullest +extent permitted by law, and also comes with an additional simple +license that helps cover any cases where the dedication is inadequate. +Both public domain works and the simple license provided by the +Unlicense are compatible with the GNU GPL.</p> + +<p>If you want to release your work to the public domain, we recommend +you use <a href="#CC0">CC0</a>. CC0 also provides a public domain +dedication with a fallback license, and is more thorough and +mature than the Unlicense.</p></dd> + <dt><a id="Vim" href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/vim-license.txt"> License of Vim, Version 6.1 or later</a></dt> <dd> @@ -1807,7 +1842,7 @@ <p> Updated: <!-- timestamp start --> - $Date: 2011/03/28 18:57:25 $ + $Date: 2011/04/01 21:02:14 $ <!-- timestamp end --> </p> </div>