FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Coralie Mercier <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 12:32 PM Subject: Adoption of new Software and Document License To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected]
Dear Advisory Committee Representatives, Chairs, W3C has adopted the Software and Document License [1], an update to the W3C Software License, as the default permissive license in cases, such as relicensing of unfinished specs [2], where W3C has decided to use a permissive license. The Software and Document License (renamed to indicate its suitability for text as well as software) is compatible with the GPL, permits copying and modification with attribution (by inclusion of a reference to the original W3C document), and can be used in W3C Community Groups, among other venues. All work that W3C has previously made available under the prior W3C Software License [3] is also made available under the Software and Document License. For Wendy Seltzer, W3C Counsel; Coralie Mercier, Acting Head of W3C Marketing & Communications [1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2015/copyright-software-and-document [2] http://www.w3.org/2014/12/relicense.html [3] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-software-20021231 -- Coralie Mercier - W3C Communications Team - http://www.w3.org mailto:[email protected] +336 4322 0001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/ -- Sergio Fernández Partner Technology Manager Redlink GmbH m: +43 6602747925 e: [email protected] w: http://redlink.co
