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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon storborg

Really "opening" this project means to have a license

Open erikbgithub opened this issue 12 years ago • 2 comments
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Problem

The source code and tutorial are both available online, but the default copyright in most countries forbid people from using it legally

Solution

Add a license to the repository and all it's files and other people can use it legally.

Because it is not really source code it shouldn't be a program license like GPL.

My advice:

  • CC-BY-SA - this is used by many many human language projects like Wikipedia (!)
  • GFDL - the internet says it should also be good, but I've read that the CC-BY-SA is used much more often

If you want help in implementing one or another, tell me. I'm happy to help!

erikbgithub avatar Apr 23 '13 15:04 erikbgithub

GFDL has issues with respect to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. One of the free CC licenses, such as by-sa as you suggest, is a really good choice IMHO.

merwok avatar Jul 06 '13 01:07 merwok

@merwok see #7. I completely agree. That's also why I always choose CC when possible.

erikbgithub avatar Jul 06 '13 08:07 erikbgithub